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Alyse Emdur
Alyse Emdur seeks out subjects in the midst of social activities that, at first glance, may appear silly – classes in Portland, O.R. where new age believers learn to telepathically communicate with animals and competitions where pet enthusiasts race through agility courses with talented dogs in Washington. She asks viewers to find appreciation in such seemingly ridiculous or simplistic activities.
Her videos are an agreement made possible through generosity and trust. The heart of this agreement is the mutual recognition and insistence that the participants’ lives are important and worthy of being viewed as art. This acknowledgement encourages them to think differently about their activities.
Her work has been exhibited at the Lab in San Francisco, the Wolfsonian in Miami, Small A Projects and Elizabeth Leach Gallery in Portland, La Montagne Gallery in Boston, Laura Bartlett Gallery in London, England, Spacibar in Oslo, Norway, Gallery Today in Brussels, Belgium and In Situ in Paris, France. She is moving to Los Angeles this summer.
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