Objects of Memory at Bentley Gallery in Phoenix, AZ May 26-June 30, 2018
Installation Views
Opening Reception for Denise Yaghmourian: Objects of Memory. 6:00pm – 9:00pm. The artist will be present for the opening. A performance by Nicole Olson will take place at 7:00pm and 8:00pm.
Using large-scale installation and painting, Denise Yaghmourian works between the obscured lines of object and memory. She takes objects that hold sentimental value, dips them in paint, and suspends the dipped object above a blank canvas. As the object hangs, moves, and drips, it creates a unique and intimate footprint; a mark of its presence in Yaghmourian’s life. This object’s physical trace is not unlike a memory.
In her large-scale sculptural installations, as objects are suspended in open air and treated with identical paint, they become a single mass representing the mind. Passing by the suspended mass allows for only brief glimpses of specific items, just as the human mind passes by its memories. Yaghmourian hopes that such visual interpretations of memory – and memory management – can lead viewers to joy and solace in their recollections.
Denise Yaghmourian 