What Remains… Original installation, 2002, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA
ARTIST STATEMENT
A classroom is one of the most highly charged atmospheres where enormous amounts of energy and emotion are expended in a contained space.
Concentration, angst, joy, confusion, distraction, victory and defeat are made visible in the school desks and chairs of the children who used them. At this moment in my second grade class, I made a conscious decision that it was more beneficial to disappear than it was to stand out – to seek out what I was supposed to think rather than think myself – an unfortunate choice for a young artist. In creating this piece I am reclaiming that act, honoring it and reversing it.
Julie Levesque
INQUIRE ABOUT EXHIBITING ‘WHAT REMAINS…’
We are actively seeking exibition space for this art installation. We feel that it has a strong impact and speaks to the controversies swirling around elementary education at this time. It is our belief that presenting this work in a public venue (museum, foundation, art fair, college or school gallery or visible vacant commercial space) will open a dialogue that will benefit all.