“Return Journey”
Jude Kempe
Eastport Gallery member artist Jude Kempe’s show “Return Journey” opens at the gallery on Aug. 1 and runs through Aug. 21. This multimedia installation includes photographs, paintings, drawings and video.
The video can be best viewed from outside the window at night. For more information about Kempe and her work, visit www.eastportgallery.com/judith-kempe.
Kempe talks about her inspiration for this show:
Three years ago, after my stepmother died and I returned home to Bermuda for her funeral, I started thinking about putting together a group of photos that I had taken and manipulated while I was there. Her death had marked the end of any parental ties to my past on my tiny island home.
Starting with the photos which helped me begin to describe my memories, it became my “Return Journey,” sifting through memories and emotions of ties past and present. The process kept evolving, needing a deeper, more full expression, so slowly it took on movement, music and color. I needed to go beyond the two dimensional surface so it felt right to have its final presentation include photographs, drawings and paintings, as well as video and music.
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David Orrell (1934-2021)
The Eastport Gallery honored David Orrell, past gallery president and an innovative member of the gallery co-op for many years, with a memorial reception on July 31. To see a photo gallery and listen to a 2019 radio interview with Orrell, go to www.eastportgallery.com/davidorrell.
Eastport Gallery is at 109 Water St., Eastport. It is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 831-588-7576 for more information.
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