SOPHIA REED

November 10 — 29, 2017

SOPHIA REED explores the ocean as a symbol. Water becomes the space we occupy, the waves pummeling moments of instability often felt throughout the day. Reed uses waters spectrum of beauty, calamity, and mystery as a tool to speak about her personal struggle keeping up with life’s demands. The ocean speaks to the unpredictability and sometimes overwhelming nature of life. Water has the potential to instill indescribable peace and great destruction. In Reed’s Swimmers series she places us in the middle of this tension. She engulfs viewers into the crashing waves. These pieces became a way out of the heaviness and heartbreak she felt. Sometimes all we can do is remember to do something. When life is overwhelming Reed encourages her viewers to never stop moving their feet in the water they occupy.