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Polly Shindler: Retreat
Exhibition
Polly Shindler: Retreat
29 Jul 2017 – 27 Aug 2017
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 13:00 – 18:00
by appointment - Sunday
- 13:00 – 18:00
by appointment
Address
- 363 3rd Ave
- New York
New York - 11215
- United States
Ortega y Gasset Projects is pleased to announce Retreat, a solo exhibition by Polly Shindler that explores themes of isolation, identity and connection – both physical and psychological – through intimate portrayals of recognizable spaces.
About
Retreat is Shindler’s first solo exhibition in New York.“You want your art to reflect something about you, whether it’s your desire, or maybe it’s your current situation. I came back to Connecticut and I was alone. I was forced to be alone, but I also felt like I had to be alone. Did I make this choice? Or did it happen to me? Am I alone in this room or am I alone in the world?
There were days when I didn’t see anyone and these works became fantasies. If I could design my home, these are elements of a place that I would like to hang out in. They’re peaceful…they’re retreats in both senses of the word: it’s like running away, but also finding a safe place, finding YOUR space. And some of it can be a little scary.
You feel so invisible when people don’t know where you are. Maybe it’s just me but I feel like if people don’t know where I am I don’t exist.”
