Hot Ticket: Kat Larson’s Haunting New Exhibit
Her video and photography show, "The Lens of Lyra (A Phenomenology of Spirit)," opens this week at Bridge Productions in Georgetown.
By Gavin Borchert February 4, 2018
This article originally appeared in the February 2018 issue of Seattle magazine.
This article appears in print in the February 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe.
In cross-disciplinary artist Kat Larson’s ongoing series, The Ghost from Vega, haunting video stills focus on a mysterious fuchsia-clad being, often shot against equally puzzling Great Plains landscapes.
She’s treating her new video and photography show, The Lens of Lyra (A Phenomenology of Spirit), like another chapter in this ongoing narrative: That alien being, Lyra, has a plan for humanity that includes a “quest for militant positivity”—and, given every day’s headlines, that can’t come too soon.
2/8–3/3. Times vary. Free. Bridge Productions, Georgetown, 6007 12th Ave. S.
Follow Us
Driftwood Dreams
Cascadia Art Museum uncovers the lost Surrealist who spent 40 years painting in Seattle.
One of the most compelling parts of Objects of the Elements: The Art of Elsa Thoresen at Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds is a display case filled with the actual pieces of driftwood artist Elsa Thoresen used as source material, mostly in the 1930s and ’40s. They’re ordinary enough at first glance—knotted and gnarled by…
The Secret Lives of Spiders
A new Pacific Science Center exhibit asks visitors to trade fear for fascination.
Every year, spiders kill about 20 people worldwide. That’s fewer than scorpions, lightning strikes, or hippos—and a tiny fraction of the 17.9 million deaths caused by cardiovascular disease. Yet spiders might still be the creatures we fear most. Pacific Science Center’s new exhibition, Spiders: From Fear to Fascination, aims to change that. Created by the…
Sound To Summit: AANHPI Voices Rising in Seattle
Celebrate AANHPI Month in Seattle with art and cultural events
From the ornate pagodas in the International District to Japanese style-gardens, the influence of Asian and Islander cultures is visible across Seattle. Since its earliest days, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian immigrants have been an inseparable part of Seattle’s fabric, influencing its cuisine, architecture, local businesses, and art scene. Just a decade after the…
Empowering Students through Photography | Sponsored
The arts are an important part of youth and education. Art teaches us to look at the world beyond ourselves and at the beauty of everyday occurrences around us and within each other. Started by high school photography instructors, the Washington State High School, Photography Competition (WSHSPC), believes all children should have the opportunity to speak…