Neuroanatomy: An exhibition of collage
May 15 through June 27, 2021
Opening May 15, 2021
Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill 145 East Main Street, Poultney, VT

“This exhibition of 67 pieces of seemingly disparate art by 29 different artists shows material evidence that our brains are co-constructed by our interactions with the social landscape of a particular place and time. Neuroanatomy makes experience material. All aspects of the cultural systems that we participate in infuse themselves into our neurobiology, sharing how we perceive and interact with the world. One of the artists in the exhibit, Todd Bartel, has coined the term uncollage for the variety of ways that artists can create a composite image. This is an ongoing dialogue that expands the concept of collage in ways in which cut paper and glue are no longer the binding agent for creation of meaning through the joining of images and material into a unified visual statement. In defining his term, Todd states, ‘Why the need for a new word? If we begin a dialogue about the context of what an artist uses to make a composite image, then we engage in the broader ramifications of collage, which is always about connectivity.”