GERAINT SMITH
​PHOTOGRAPHY - PRINTS - SCULPTURE

October 7 - 31, 2022
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Opening Reception
Friday, October 7, 3:00 - 6:00 PM

Geraint Smith

ARTIST STATEMENT

“Have A Seat” at Bareiss Gallery

What you see before you is the confluence of my life experiences where I have explored relationships, the search and desire for connection. Photography, carpentry, design, writing, and sculpting have led me to this place. This work is the exuberant expression of a eureka moment, and there have been many such moments with their outward manifestation of inner joy, conflict, passion, and peace.

Life is a conversation. Chairs often facilitate that conversation. A chair is where people sit, gather around a table to discuss and resolve conflicts, share a meal, and debate views and values. We sit in chairs to be entertained. We stand on chairs to reach things when a ladder would be much safer. A chair represents a place to rest and experience a relaxing moment; to read a book, enjoy the view, catch one’s breath, or just do nothing and stare. A chair is where old friends reminisce, discuss life, and hold conversations.

In these new pieces, the chairs become the conversation. The chair is a constant, emotion-evoking icon.


Geraint Smith
San Cristobal, NM