The WavePhotograph by Alison Shaw

I waited and stretched and reached for this photograph. I watched as this wave broke itself over and over again against this rock on a warm fall day in September. The wind was coming from one direction and the waves from the other. Sometimes when the wind and water would meet nothing would happen and I would click in vain. But sometimes, every 20 waves or so, something magical would happen and the wind would lift the crest of the wave and just peel it back.

Artist
Alison Shaw Alison Shaw has been a photographer all of her life. After graduating from Smith College in 1975, Alison worked with the Vineyard Gazette as Design Director until 2000. Since then, she has put all of her energy into Alison Shaw Photography, which is now a multi-layered enterprise. Her work has evolved from documentary to abstract, always using her camera to literally paint with light.
Location
Telephone Pole across the street from the Galley515 N Rd, Chilmark, MA 02535, USA Open in Google Maps › Open in Apple Maps ›
What do you See?
What do you see? Stop 0

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Something MoreSong by Josh and Seth Larson

What was most touching to me about the photograph we interpreted [from stop 1] was that the wave looked like it was reaching out for the sky. I was touched by what I imagined the future and past of this wave to be… crashing down on the shoreline over and over and then having another unique opportunity to reach up to the sky each time. My first inspired thought from the image was of a flowing sound so I picked up a Ukulele to create the softness and lightness of this image and this flowing 6/8 time signature series of notes revealed themselves.

Artist
Josh and Seth Larson (Something Underground) Brothers Seth and Josh Larson and their long-time drummer, Trevor Mariotti, were born into musical families. That deep-rooted connection to music is ever-present in their delivery. Rock, reggae and funk are just a few of the vehicles they use to move their audience. Their commitment to charity ranges from supporting children with disabilities to raising awareness of landmine victims on an international scale. Locally, their regular installments of Warehouse Gatherings bring together members of the Denver and Colorado music scene to connect, collaborate and create. Love is not just a musical message; it is a way of life.
Location
Bench22 Basin Rd, Chilmark, MA 02535, USA Open in Google Maps › Open in Apple Maps ›
What do you Hear?
What do you see? Stop 1

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SearchingFilm by Laura Luchetti

My reaction to the song I interpreted [from stop 2] was ‘Lightness, sunshine and melancholy.’ For me it was about Ascending, searching for a sort of deeper knowledge. The first visual that came to me was a pair of wings. I imagined there were two spirits looking for each other in this magical space where time is suspended. These spirits are so close, but somehow the woman cannot see what she is looking for… It is when she decides to not “look” but to “feel” she finally finds what she is searching for.

Artist
Laura Luchetti Medium: Film Location: Rome, Italy Elsewhere: http://vimeo.com/58101836
Location
Menemsha Public Beach62 Basin Rd, Chilmark, MA 02535, USA Open in Google Maps › Open in Apple Maps ›
What do you See?
What do you see? Stop 2

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UntitledSculpture by Kim Bernard

The narrative I read into the film  I interpreted [from stop 3] was that a woman decides to take a Sunday morning walk in a park on the outskirts of an unfamiliar French city.  She sees, hears, and touches everything deeply because everything’s new, fresh, and unfamiliar.  An adolescent girl from the neighborhood, who has an imaginative, almost tricksterish nature, amuses herself by “playing” with the woman, performing for her, ducking in and out of sight.  The woman catches on and agrees to play along.  It’s all about play.  I wanted to create a sculpture you could touch and play with.

Artist
Kim Bernard Kim Bernard’s sculptures and installations are shown in exhibits including: the Portland Museum of Art, Currier Museum of Art, Fuller Craft Museum, Colby College Museum of Art, Art Complex Museum, Saco Museum and UNH Museum of Art. Reviewed in the Boston Globe, Art News, and 100 Artists of New England, Bernard recently received the 2011 Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant. She received her BFA from Parsons in 1987, her MFA from Mass Art in 2010 and currently teaches at the Maine College of Art and Plymouth State University. Bernard offers workshops nationally as a visiting artist but makes her home and work in Maine.
Location
Swordfish Harpooner Sculpture51 Basin Rd, Chilmark, MA 02535, USA Open in Google Maps › Open in Apple Maps ›
What do you See?
What do you see? Stop 3

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