EXHIBITION RECEPTION
Saturday March 16th 4-6pm
Contact GALLERY@WINSTONWACHTER.COM for more information
Winston Wächter Fine Art Seattle is pleased to announce our first solo exhibition with Canadian artist Alva Gallagher. The icescape wall sculptures of Into The Deep find Gallagher interrogating the symbiotic relationship between the sea and the human condition. Cast resin forms mimic a preternatural stasis of half-frozen lakes, caught in their endless flux as currents and temperatures ebb between seasons. Gallagher assumes a similarity between internal change and the natural world’s cyclical yet ever-evolving patterns, fixating on infinitesimal moments within landscapes that inform our own emotional growth. Using the motif of breath as a rhythmic, repetitive life force, Gallagher presents ice covered scenes of implied movement as a reminder to stay in tune with the moments between the waves, just under the surface.
“This body of work serves to encapsulate the transient nature of shoreline encounters, serving as vessels that crystallize the sea's ferocity and serenity. Themes of escapism and emergence intertwine, using the sea as a conduit for contemplating grief and loss. As viewers engage with my work, they are invited to plunge into the depths to explore the timeless murmurs of the sea and to reflect on the intricate tapestry of existence itself.” — Alva Gallagher
Alva Gallagher is a Canadian based sculptor whose installations have been featured in The National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks, the ‘Gherkin’ building in London, the Arthur Cox building in Dublin, and the BMW Art Collection, among many others. She has been exhibited in Ireland, Canada, Japan, Germany, and France. She was recently awarded the Arts Council of Ireland Covid 19 Response Award, and has been announced as the winning artist for the Dublin Dockland Light Commission in Dublin’s core City Center.
