Reimagining the Turtle, an exhibition featuring the work of Olga Yukhno, Susan Livingston and Janet Kozachek, will be opening soon at the Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center here in Orangeburg, SC. My installation of nine mosaic panels will make its debut there October 8. The Other Side of the Tortoise, an installation of nine mosaic panels, is a study in duality inspired by my memory of a crucifix in a cathedral in southern France. The crucifix was squared off by incorporating non-western artifacts inserted into the four corner spaces outside a central cross. Although this may have been an expression of religious hegemony, I felt that it might have also been a secret way to add some lively decoration to the cathedral. Contrasts have always been central in my art work, having lived, worked and studied in various cultures. In my mosaic panels, the opposites include: hands vs. faces and flora, the inside of the tortoise shell vs. the outside upper carapace, limited color palettes vs. a keyed up one, ancient Chinese scripts vs. Roman protomes.
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