My three favorite pieces were:
Joseph Mougel
Cecilia Condit
Stephen Hilyard
Cecilia's was especially moving. I appreciated Joseph Mougel's work much more after learning about his background during the artist talk. I appreciate that he really connects to place and shows and interesting way to document physical work.
I think my favorite is the hole where he has lunch. I appreciated this from a naturalist/hikers perspective originally, but loved how it related to his grandfather's experience in fox holes during the war.
I think he provides a voice to people who struggle to integrate into civilian life after serving. It's a difficult thing to manage and while he works it out through art he might help others see that it's not an easy transition.
Stephen Hilyard's piece was very impressive. My daughter enjoyed interacting with it, which is always interesting to see how human interaction changes the meaning. I would like to hear him speak about his work, because a lot of it seems very abstract.
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