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MATTHEW SWARTS @ Kopeikin Gallery
MATTHEW SWARTS
Processing:Beth and the Alternatives
March 7 – April 18, 2015
Reception with the artist
Saturday, March 7th, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
The cliché that time heals all wounds might be true, but, for Matthew Swarts, after a painful end to a long-term relationship, the passing of time only created a sense of confused detachment, especially when looking at his old photographs.
So Swarts decided to use those images to process the end of the relationship, creating his series “Beth.” In Beth, slowly erasing his ex-girlfriend is a metaphor for loss, but it’s also about ownership. The original portraits were a collaborative process. Now that she’s gone, he doesn’t feel the same ownership and is remaking the photographs.
Kopeikin Gallery | 2766 South La Cienega Blvd | Los Angeles | CA | 90034
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