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Kean University, Union, NJ

 

When Kean University closed down its fiber department,
artists were invited to scavenge its remains. This exhibition
was prepared for Kean using the very materials the university
was discarding.

    
   “The floor shatters
    beneath her feet,
    She is in free-fall.

    Tools are broken,
    Hands no longer work.
    Neither does brain.
    Her Genius has fled and
    She is alone.

    Abandoned
    Absence of light
    Paths disappear
    Nothingness

    Is there a way
    back to herself?

Universities transform, people transform. Change is often fraught with challenge and uncertainty. This exhibition reflects this process and opens the discussion for coping with life's unexpected detours.

    
    — Ellen Hanauer

 

Gallery Entrance

Gallery Entrance

Ellen Hanauer 13.jpg

Ellen Hanauer 13.jpg

Ellen Hanauer Gallery Entrance

Ellen Hanauer Gallery Entrance

Ellen Hanauer Freefall

Ellen Hanauer Freefall

Acrylic, cotton, adhesives

Ellen Hanauer Freefall

Ellen Hanauer Freefall

Acrylic, cotton, adhesives

Ellen Hanauer Freefall detail

Ellen Hanauer Freefall detail

Acrylic, cotton, adhesives

Ellen Hanauer freefall detail2.jpg

Ellen Hanauer freefall detail2.jpg

Ellen Hanauer Surrender

Ellen Hanauer Surrender

Wool and mixed media

Ellen Hanauer Gallery shot

Ellen Hanauer Gallery shot

Ellen Hanauer -Every Little Jealousy

Ellen Hanauer -Every Little Jealousy

Mixed media

Ellen Hanauer Every Little jealousy

Ellen Hanauer Every Little jealousy

mixed media - detail

Ellen hanauer gallery shot

Ellen hanauer gallery shot

mixed media

Ellen Hanauer Cocoon

Ellen Hanauer Cocoon

Ellen Hanauer gallery shot

Ellen Hanauer gallery shot

Ellen Hanauer - Stillness

Ellen Hanauer - Stillness

Material, thread, mirror

Ellen Hanauer stillness

Ellen Hanauer stillness

Material, thread, mirror

Ellen Hanauer Rewired

Ellen Hanauer Rewired

Mixed media

Ellen Hanauer Rewired detail

Ellen Hanauer Rewired detail

Ellen Hanauer gallery shot

Ellen Hanauer gallery shot

EH13.jpg

EH13.jpg

Mixed media

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