Blue Sky is pleased to announce the May exhibition: “Post-Socialist Landscapes” by Matthew Moore.

Exhibition opening: Saturday, May 7, 12 - 5 PM
Artist Talk: Saturday, May 7, 1 PM at Blue Sky

What happens to the spaces once occupied by the statues of “Idols” of the former Soviet Union and what becomes of the statues themselves? Matthew Moore photographs these remnants of the past — and the resulting impact on contemporary rural and urban places in “Post-Socialist Landscapes”. This exhibition, coming to Blue Sky in May 2022, seems particularly consequential as we bear witness to the horrors of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the ever-present ghosts of history.

Matthew Moore is an explorer of places, both real and imagined. His photographic process blends research and cartography to create bodies of work that investigate the way history and collective memory is influenced through interventions in the landscape.

Website: http://www.blueskygallery.org/news/2022/may-at-blue-sky

Visitor information: Gallery closed for installation from Wed - Thurs May 4 - 5; Regular visiting hours: Wed - Sat 12 - 5 PM

Cost: Free

Venue Type: Gallery

Event Type: Exhibition

Diversity: None

Accessibility: Emotional Support Animals Allowed, Wheelchair Accessible

Image Acknowledgement: I will email an image to hello@artandaboutpdx.com

Additional notes: Proof of Vaccination or a recent negative COVID test (within 48 hours) os required for entry. Mask is strongly recommended inside the gallery.

ALT Text: “Private Collection, Czech Republic, 2018” A statue from the Soviet Union era faces towards a section of very well trimmed bushes. The statue portrays a man wrapping his arm around a child’s shoulder. The figures are facing against the camera.