Reception: Julie Gautier-Downes: "Dioramas of Disaster"

E3 kicks off 2018 with the work of Julie Gautier Downes, Jan. 5-27: "In photographs and installations, I lead viewers on a journey through abandoned homes, creating both the visual and emotional experiences of the places I explore. Each method offers a different angle of inquiry that feeds my pursuit of connection to absent figures. I photograph and reconstruct fragments of abandoned homes to create a narrative about loss. By building installations, I am able to engage my audience in a multi-sensory, self-directed experience. I use found objects, photographs, furniture, and building materials to explore the emotional resonance of abandoned domestic spaces ” The reception features music by Anything But Susan; and 20% of sales go to Watson Children's Shelter.