Ever since I saw that animated polar bear slip off that bit of melting iceberg to its watery doom in the movie An Inconvenient Truth icebergs and polar bears seem to be everywhere. It is therefore not so strange that Lauren Davis solo show, When Hell Freezes Over, at Gallery 16 contains both bears and bergs. What is however strange, and wonderful, is the deft way that Davies weaves these topically pertinent subjects into a quirky and complex tapestry inflected with humor, sadness, and nostalgia for small town charm. Twillingate Bear Much of the back-story pinning this show together comes... Read More

There is one moment that affected what I choose to point my camera at today. It was when I was in my early 20's and living in Oakland, California. I was shopping at a department store and I looked around me and noticed that all the African American women in the store had had their naturally curly hair straightened and all the Caucasian women, including myself, had had their naturally straight hair permanently curled. I wondered why this was. Was this out of curiosity or dissatisfaction? Do we have the urge to know what life would be like if we... Read More