Volume 23. Issue 2 (September 17, 2012)

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September 17, 2012

Volume 23. Issue 2

Aging as an artform on display at the Wignall museum

KIMBERLY JOHNSON

Steve Lama, public relations director for the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Southern California, gazes at Troy Aossey’s “Sun City Cheerleaders” that is on display at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Arts’ When I’m 64’s opening reception, Sept. 11.

KIMBERLY JOHNSON “When I started this series I had no intention of showing it whatsoever,” said Geni Genis, one of the eight artists exhibiting at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Arts’ When I’m 64 exhibit as she pointed to The Pack Rat, her favorite shot of her series. The photo depicts a nameless grayhaired man surrounded by the boxes, papers, chaos, and clutter associated with hoarding. “I was doing it as a personal therapeutic thing because I was taking care of my mother who has dementia,” she said. “My only kind of respite was waiting till she went to sleep and taking walks at night. So when I started seeing inside these windows

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and the loneliness, I got really compelled to photograph it. The first night I decided to give it a go. The very first shot I got was that.” Genis’ series was captured by unconventional means. Nights filled with hiding in bushes, being chased by a coyote, and nearly being arrested twice, play into this unconventionality. The concept of thinking and acting out of the norm is freely exposed at the current exhibit. The importance and emphasis of the overlooked world of aging in America is the underlying necessity. “This exhibit really depicts the positive aspects of aging, as well as the challenges,” explained Katherine Bacus, event coordinator and gerontology professor. “Years ago, I had a folder of ideas set

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up for exhibit ideas that were brewing and topics that I felt needed some attention. Among them was the idea of aging and the process involved, not only the challenges, but the beauty of it,” event curator and Wignall Museum Director, Rebecca Trawick, said. “Around this same time, gerontology professor Katherine Baucus was a new teacher here and actually approached me about an event focusing on aging,” Trawick said. “Right then, a lightbulb went off and I just had to put this in motion.” Gathering artistis of various mediums, varying ages, and differentiating messages, the exhibit shines a much needed spotlight on aging issues and how we as a culture perceive them. “Sorting through possible artists to ex-

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hibit was a difficult process. Katherine and I worked closely looking at art trying to find pieces that would get conversations started among people and get them to think about the aging process in a different way,” Trawick said as she gave a short description on the art selection method. When I’m 64’s opening reception had no shortage of conversation starters. Talks of admiration for the tones and composition of Jessica Ingram’s Grandma’s Walk to Church and Troy Aossey’s Sun City Cheerleaders were among the dialogue sparkers. Photography Major Henry Jackson commented on the dynamics of the exhibit by pointing out that it provides a different take on aging.” Continued on page 7

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