long violence dreamt me west opening reception

March 21 | 6 to 9 p.m. | Northlight Gallery

Powerlines and trees connect communities, sharing resources, spreading communication. When the ties between them are cut, only a memory of the bond remains. That memory shifts as it passes from mouth to mouth, malleable as copper, occluding and redefining the original relationship; a story broken from its context and reimagined again and again. 

A thought begins in Chinese, is spoken in English. This dislocation echoes throughout the ensuing generations in forms both hopeful and estranging. 

Image: begonias. 20x30". archival inkjet print. 2024. li rothrock.