Fathom
January 30 – May 1, 2017
Fathom consists of over 20 artistic digital photographs created by New Haven based artist, Kevin Van Aelst and will be on display upstairs in The Wood’s Exhibition Hall .
Says Van Aelst of his work, “My artwork is an attempt to reconcile my physical surroundings with the fears, fascinations, curiosities, and daydreams occupying my mind. The photographs and constructions consist of common artifacts, materials, and scenes from everyday life, which have been rearranged and reassembled into various forms, patterns, and illustrations. The images aim to examine the distance between where my mind wanders to and the material objects that inspire those fixations. Equally important to this work are the ‘big picture’ and the ‘little things’—the mundane and relatable artifacts of our daily lives, and more mysterious notions of life and existence. This work is about creating order where we expect to find randomness, and also hints that the minutiae all around us is capable of communicating much larger ideas!”
Kevin Van Aelst received his M.F.A. in photography from the Hartford Art School. He has taught photography courses at the Hartford Art School, Middlesex Community College, Quinnipiac University, and currently at Southern Connecticut State University and the ACES Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven. His artwork has been exhibited internationally, and his photo illustrations can be seen in such publications as Time, Wired, The Atlantic, Fast Company and Scientific American and on such book covers as Rachel Maddow’s, Drift.