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Canning was invented in France in the early 19th century as a way to preserve food for Napoleon’s marching armies. For many decades afterwards it was one of the many skills practiced by women to provide for their families and ensure that food was kept on the table. Now we often think of it as a loving way to give the extra produce from our backyard gardens as gifts, earn a little money on the side or be able to enjoy peaches in late winter from that tree in front of the house.
But in Voleuse’s installation, canning becomes a metaphor for much more. Here we see in one room the results of years and years of devotion, love, sweat, toil, artistry, determination, focus, perseverance and hope We also see the culmination of good intentions gone terribly awry. What began as a life-giving enterprise has become a toxic waste dump What were once fruits of the earth have become a nightmarish pharmacy of suicide pills.
Voleuse's "installation presents for us, simply and quietly, a jarring snapshot of the human condition. Just as in Michelangelo’s fresco of “The Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel, we are brought fullcircle Yoleuse has created a funeral parlor with the jars standing in for the corpse We find ourselves ait a wake, reflecting on all that goes into a life, viewing the remains and mourning its passing.
That’s life. And that's what great art is meant to show.
Call (540) 675-3410 for more information about the exhibit and gallery.
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