10/20/2015
Lowell Sun
By Nancye Tuttle
Water, the world's most precious resource, is dwindling and, in some cases, now in short supply.
That realization has sparked artist Naoe Suzuki's work for the last four years and plays out in Naoe Suzuki: In Solidarity. The exhibition, presented by the UMass Lowell Department of Art & Design, is on view Oct. 28-Nov. 25 at UML's University Gallery, Mahoney Hall, 870 Broadway St., Lowell.
Suzuki will give a talk on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 3:30 p.m., in the O'Leary Learning Commons, Room 222, the library on South Campus. A reception follows in the gallery from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Suzuki contemplates the issue of water scarcity in her work by reimagining various geographic waterways as laser cut paper.
Inspired by the Emily Dickinson poem "Water, is taught by thirst," these waterways, taken from maps of Central Florida, Greater Boston and the Adirondacks, are a blend of scrupulous attention to detail, intense fascination with color and line and a keen recognition of ecosystems and water's life-sustaining nature.
The gallery is free, open to the public and accessible to all. Hours are Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Closed during school breaks. Parking available in Wilder metered lot at intersection of Wilder and Bachelder Streets. After 3:30 p.m., visitors may park in any open campus lot. Visit http://www.uml.edu/dept/art/galleries_university.htm.