Gallery 505 Opening "Emphemeral" by Ira Merritt

iMay 12, 2022

We had a great time at Ira's opening. Thanks so much to everyone who came out and to Stephanie Ehrlich, Executive Director of the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, for speaking about the park as it relates to Ira's beautiful exhibit.

"Ephemeral is about the timelessness of man’s interaction to place. It is about a specific place, Van Cortlandt Park, but it is also a universal playground of woods and structures. It was photographed over six years in which the nature of the project took several turns. It began as a study of the seasonal changes in the park and an escape from taking care of my elderly parents. It moved into the theme of winter as my parents embarked onto the journey beyond. Finally it evolved into ephemeral, a feeling of timelessness, quickly passing, existing, and looking ahead." Ira

Thanks to Sinuhe Padilla Isunza for his gorgeous music.

If you would like to see the exhibit which will be up through June, please email LindaKRVC@gmail.com.