Lara Emerling - Sun. January 26, 2007
Lara Emerling is an interdisciplinary artist who produces work in drawing, sculpture and video. Her recent work comments on contemporary cultures constant ability to grow and collapse at the same time. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and will continue her studies there in art education. Emerling has shown her work at Current Gallery, Load of Fun, Maryland Art Place, Not Just Another White Cube, Substation Gallery, and Whartscape.
Project name: Walking Sticks
Project description: Lara Emerling will distribute walking sticks to pedestrians wandering near the corner of North Avenue and North Howard Street. These walking sticks will be made out of fallen tree branches and other various recycled materials such as fabrics, paint, tape, etc. Each walking stick will be an explosion of energy, which will happily be given to anyone walking through the festival that day. The walking sticks serve as a prop for pedestrians to think through and consider the idea of slowing down while walking through Baltimore.
