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“Glacial Uprooting of a Cotton Candy Dream” is an installation in Akron Soul Train’s CapSoul Gallery, by artist Lauren Baker.
Lauren received her BFA in Sculpture from Kent State University and her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She will be exhibiting her new installation piece titled “Glacial Uprooting of a Cotton Candy Dream”. The exhibition will be on view from September 7 – October 15, 2022.
She writes, “Existing in the space between familiarity and fantasy, the organic and the contrived, “Glacial Uprooting of a Cotton Candy Dream” focuses on ideas of the simulacra. When peeking into a microscope, dendrites become tree roots, osseous tissue become cave formations, and zygotes become astronomical orbs. Visual similarities, linking the human body to growth structures in nature are studied in a quest to understand the intangible universe beyond the self. Rooted in playful imagination and contradiction, “Glacial Uprooting of a Cotton Candy Dream” strategically deviates from mere imitation. Recycled and highly synthetic materials falsify the natural, posing larger questions about the ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
Free Admission
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*
Additional time info:
There will be an opening reception on Saturday, September 10th from 11-7pm.
LOCATION
191 King James Way, Akron, OH 44308
PARKING INFO
Parking is available on the street or in the connected Summit County Parking Garage. Akron Soul Train Gallery is located in the Ohio Building.