Lauren Douglas, i drew a sign at a point in space

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Show Runs: February 1 - March 6, 2013
Opening: Saturday, February 2, 6-9 pm

In the Backstock Gallery's debut exhibition, Lauren Douglas presents a grouping of works that explore how we navigate time and focuses on what Douglas calls "the in between". The name of the show is derived from an Italo Calvino story called "A Sign in Space" in which he examines the passage of time from the perspective of losing oneself to it. Ultimately the main character tries to make a mark in time with the idea of finding it again, light years later. Using this as a jumping off point, Douglas simultaneously explores the tension between trying to define one’s own life through forced gestures and the ultimate realization that, in the end, we simply exist within the time-space continuum that life lays out for us.


Lauren Douglas is an Oakland based-artist who has been exhibited at Hatch Gallery, The Royal None Such Gallery, Adobe Backroom Gallery and SF Camerworks. Douglas was born in Carson City, Nevada and raised on the Central Coast of California. She received her BA from San Francisco State University in 2005 and is currently an MFA candidate at Mills College. This is her first solo exhibition. http://www.laurendouglasprojects.com

Backstock Gallery is a new contemporary arts project space focusing on exhibiting work by emerging Bay Area artists. Situated in two unused back rooms in Oak Common, a retail concept store in Oakland, CA, Backstock Gallery provides exhibiting artists with the creative space needed to explore new ideas without the pressure of creating work to sell. With a focus on film/video, installation and, other experimental forms of art, Backstock Gallery seeks to provide a venue for artists who work in these under-represented genres in which they can present their work to the community at large. http://www.backstockgallery.com

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