42 Maple welcomes ‘Entom’
On Friday, August 3rd, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 42 Maple Contemporary Art Center presents the opening reception of ENTOM-, a exploration of the immense unexplored beauty and diversity of the insect world through photography by Raven Larcom. A 2016 Profile High School graduate and rising Junior at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, Raven Larcom has begun to perfectly fuse her two passions; biology and fine art with a dual major.
Twice named to the Dean’s List, the youngest inductee into St. Lawrence’s Art and Art History Honorary Society, and a recipient of a coveted research fellowship, Larcom has spent the summer of 2018 immersed in entomological research, specifically wing interference patterns in Robber Flies. During the process of her research, she also began to document the beauty of insects with photography.
Though many are adverse to insects, these creatures play several necessary ecological roles without which we could not survive. Recently, the media has directed attention to the plummeting global bee populations, however, these are not the only important insects that are facing extinction.
Entom- by Raven Larcom
When: Friday, August 3 – Monday, September 3, 2018
Where: The Gallery at 42 Maple, 42 Maple Street, Bethlehem, NH
Cost: Free
Larcom says, “Through my undergraduate research, I realized the immense unexplored beauty and diversity of the insect world. In my work, I aim to merge fine art and biology in a way which challenges preconceived notions of beauty and comfort and brings attention to the hidden worlds around us.”
For this photo series, Larcom chose to reverse the relative scale of insects, allowing the viewers to observe them in a new way – one which nearly humanizes them in an effort to demonstrate their beauty and importance.
Music as well
42 Maple also welcomes singer/songwriter, Ricky Golden, to the stage on Friday night. Golden grew up in the Northeast Kingdom. He has lived, studied, and traveled near and far, and has kept a keen eye out throughout his journeys for elements to apply to his art. Originally Ricky was a fine artist versed in both classical style as well as his own impressionistic realism. He has taken his thoughts on postmodernism, avant gardism, Dadaism, and existentialism and applied them to the modern age, expressed now in the form of song. Golden describes his brand of music as a swirling assorted mix. He combines the genres folk, punk, indie, alternative, rock, anti folk, avant punk, and epic-dream. His influences are from songwriters and artists like of John Lennon, David Bowie and Greg Brown. He also draws form Kurt Cobain, Muse, Ben Harper, Elliott Smith and John Prine.
About First Friday
This exhibit is part of the free First Friday events in Bethlehem. Events include Rek.Lis Brewing, The Maia Papaya, WREN, and other locations. In the spirit of community, everyone is invited to grab a First Friday Punch card at WREN before visiting all of the other opening receptions. Completed punch cards can be redeemed for a free order of chips and salsa that night at Rek.Lis Brewing. If you are interested in learning more about the events at 42 Maple, please call 603-575-9077. You may also visit the website at www.42maple.org
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