Emily Fussner
In Light Of—
August 2 – September 1, 2019
In Light Of— questions notions of time, presence, and healing by bringing into focus the fleeting patterns of light and cracks that often only flicker in our peripheral vision. Considering these mundane ephemeral moments with attention and care, they become thresholds of possibility. Photographs and on-site castings translated into books, poetry, and sculpture, give material form to what is usually transient and intangible, inhabiting a gap between passing and dwelling, between a reflection of what is and a proposal of what could be.
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Emily Fussner (b. 1991, Indonesia) is a multidisciplinary artist who works siteresponsively, approaching overlooked spaces to explore questions of fragility and care, transience and presence. Based in Northern Virginia, she holds a BS in Printmaking from Indiana Wesleyan University and recently completed her MFA in Visual Arts from George Mason University. Fussner participated in American University’s MFA Studio Berlin summer residency program, and was awarded a 2018- 2019 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Graduate Fellowship. She has worked for the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery in Washington, DC, and for Fenwick Gallery at Mason. She has had solo exhibitions in the Gillespie Gallery at Mason and in the Workhouse Arts Center Art Lab, and exhibited in group shows regionally and internationally.
