eye lounge is pleased to present Hindsight by Ellen Nemetz.

Hindsight views the past through the lens of the present. Our memories are like a reflection on water: constantly changing; perhaps beautiful, but intrinsically inaccurate.

Ellen Nemetz is interested in the human brain and how we become who we are. What happens to each of us throughout our lives becomes an especially important aspect of us: our memories. Our brains construct memories from sensory input in many forms, and because we are individuals, each of us has memories of the same event that differ from anyone else’s. Whose is right and whose is wrong? Memories are our personal autobiographies, composite images from different times overlaid on one another. They undergo sea changes that exaggerate time, space, and size. Nemetz uses the distorted water images in these works to illustrate the changes wrought by memory. Some are very clear and almost mirror-like, seemingly undisturbed by time and emotion. Other reflections are extremely distorted or nearly covered by surface debris, a physical representation of the bias of hindsight.

Hindsight is not 20/20. Hindsight is a reinterpretation of existing memories. To recall a memory is to change it.

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The exhibition will run from September 16th through October 16th, 2016. The artist will host an opening reception on Friday, August 19th from 6 – 10 pm, and will be in the gallery for First Friday on October 7th, 2016, during regular eye lounge hours, and by appointment.