September 6 - September 29, 2024 - Delaware Contemporary
Opening Reception, 9/6, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
200 South Madison Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
October 4 - October 31, 2024 - Cherry Street Pier, Termite TV
Opening Reception, 10/4, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
121 N. Columbus Boulevard,
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Chromatographic Landscapes includes a series of large scale prints and illuminated art panels by Lisa Marie Patzer. Employing digital chroma-based processes, Patzer sorted, separated, and reconfigured images derived from more than one thousand 35mm slides. Originally captured by photographer Ben Kabakow during the mid-1950’s, the slides reflect his view of life in New York City and international travel. Lisa Marie Patzer’s treatment of this large archive emphasizes the role nostalgia and personal association play when interpreting another’s visual anthology. The result is a colorful set of vignettes and landscapes that are abstracted from the original context inviting the viewer in for playful association.
The exhibit features Sample Portrait, a video by Deb Rudman, Kabakow’s granddaughter, reflecting on his life, relationships, and love of photography.
Archival Stories - How Contemporary Design Can Illuminate the Past
Thursday, October 10, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Cherry St. Pier, Studio 1,
121 N. Columbus Boulevard,
Philadelphia, PA 19106
In honor of American Archives Month, Lisa Marie Patzer and Deb Rudman share about their creative work incorporating archival material in contemporary design and multi-media storytelling. The event will include visual display of video, prints, and illuminated art panels.
Event Program
- 6:00 PM - Screening of Sample Portrait (video by Deb Rudman)
- 6:30 PM - Conversation moderated by Chase Dougherty, The Delaware Contemporary, Gretchen Hupfel Curator of Contemporary Art
- 7:30 PM - Slide show and open house
Part of the DesignPhiladelphia Festival
About The Artists
Lisa Marie Patzer is a digital media artist, designer, and entrepreneur whose work integrates light, pattern, historic imagery, and color to evoke site-specific stories for a contemporary audience. Trained in film and media arts, Patzer is interested in the power of storytelling as a way to connect with place. Based in the Greater Philadelphia region, Lisa Marie Patzer works out of a studio in the Delaware Contemporary Art Museum and a wood shop in Media, Pennsylvania.
Deb Rudman is a media arts curator and maker, with active engagement in social justice issues and a passion for creativity, integrity, equity and sustainability. Based in Philadelphia, Rudman is the TV Programming Director at Philly CAM, the non-profit designated by the City of Philadelphia to operate its public access television network. Rudman is also a member of Termite TV Collective.
