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Spencer Finch

Sunlight in an Empty Room (Passing Cloud for Emily Dickinson, Amherst, MA, August 28, 2004), 2004, Mixed media

By attempting to capture the ephemeral and formless, Spencer Finch's art investigates the imprecise nature of perception in relation to memory. This site-specific installation re-creates the moment when a cloud passed overhead as Finch visited the home of the reclusive American poet Emily Dickinson. The cloud's presence evokes mood and memory, while simultaneously reminding us of the thin, fragile layer of atmosphere that protects Earth’s environment.

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