School 33

Today, we went to School 33, a local gallery space, in the Federal Hill neighborhood. This gallery curates the works of artist in the area, including MICA faculty member Paul Jeanes (Dead Reckoning).  School 33 also offer low cost studio classes, and sponsors community events. While the hours are odd, and the space is limited, the staff is gracious and works hard to bring interesting exhibitions to the space.

Out of the three exhibitions we saw, our favorite was "Let there be Light", by Shahrzad Taavoni. In Taavoni's interactive mixed media piece, she incorporated gum ball machine domes, and an audio track. The domes were painted were hung as lanterns, and decorated externally with puffy paint to cast vibrant shadows on the wall. The audio was a mixture of soothing wind instruments, and voice over giving what seemed to be meditation instructions. After each segment the phrase, "let there be light" was repeated. We found the room extremely soothing, and we actually lay on the floor and stayed awhile, watching the light shadows change ever so slightly.

Overall, we really enjoyed ourselves, and would recommend going. Below are pictures documenting the last exhibit, and us interacting with it.

H(Allie)