“After the storm,
I followed the tone rows & tentative tap tap tap
of drainpipe off metal roof—a blind man’s cane, wandering
Oedipus—sensations uprooted to atmospheric effects,
the many weathers of this moment, this place—
its windy gusts, fleeting moods, scherzo of cloud shadow
racing over rockface—& wondered, at the risk of forgetfulness,
where do we go, venturing forth beyond our murky
origins? Recapture against failing light
memories of a rusted harrow leaning upon
a dusky barn door, a swaybacked horse the color of “bricks
wrapped in silk,” thunder of boots on a hardwood floor,
& smell once more that starched white linen apron
we buried our eyes in. I hate farewells, don’t you?
& the terror of coming back to what is at once new
& familiar, a reunion of two times chimed exactly
that leaves us estranged from ourselves, staring at shadows
trembling in the shade.” – from Louis Asekoff, “The Gate of Horn”
Supported by a residency at the Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD), this exhibition includes shadows of a Brancusi Socrates’ cup, a rhyton, a Dagoty snail cup, a thermometer, a powderhorn, a coffee cup, a wine cup, a suction cup, a Yanagihara vase, a cup in the form of a breast, & others.
2009, Gallery 371, ACAD, Calgary, AB, Canada