Reception scheduled for Oct. 23 in PC’s Harper Gallery
Throughout October and November, Presbyterian College’s Harper Gallery will become home to Limnologies, a large-scale installation created by artists Claudia O’Steen and Aly Ogasian.
Limnologies is the culmination of two summers’ worth of off-grid field work on an island in Lake Superior. Having combined the artists’ research and experiments in the studio, the installation is centered around the interaction between water, weather, and geology.
The title of the installation refers to O’Steen and Ogasian’s extensive efforts to understand the weather patterns occurring on Lake Superior, while simultaneously examining the effect of weather conditions and the changing climate on the psychology of humans.
Their work relies on observations collected through a series of portable sculptures that measure wind, waves, visibility, water level, and temperature, exploring the possibilities and limitations of human understanding of the world. O’Steen and Ogasian also observed the sky, documenting both the color and the clouds.
The project is an ode to Lake Superior as a “site of memory,” exploring how weather patterns have manifested over time, and the dynamic nature of geology as it shapes and is shaped by the changing climate.
The exhibition will be open to the public through Nov. 22, with gallery hours held from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, with the exception of holidays.
A reception for the exhibit will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, during which O’Steen and Ogasian will speak about their artwork via Zoom at 5:30 p.m.
