Opening Reception of 40/40 Vision by Erica Bryant
Rochester Contemporary Art Center
137 East Ave.
Feb 4, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

RoCo WILL be open tonight, and Erica Bryant will be in attendance.

This First Friday, visit RoCo for the Opening Reception of Erica Bryant’s solo exhibition, 40/40 Vision! As her 40th birthday approached, Erica Bryant set about making 40 collages featuring 40 dreams. She had started collaging her night visions a few years before, after having a dream that she reached into her body and pulled out her spine as part of the process of becoming a candle. There was no fear or pain in this dream, only certainty that it was time to be a candle. Similar certainty accompanied the goal of making these 40 collages; it was simply time to bring these images from the dream world into the waking one.

Many cultures have a ritual to usher people into young adulthood: a series of trials in the wilderness, a religious ceremony, a party. 40/40 Vision represents the artist’s attempt to earn her entry into the next phase of life. It is a creative obsession, a midlife crisis, a 40th birthday present. With the presentation of these 40 collages, the artist invites the visitor to wade with her into the fountain of middle age.

Learn more about this exhibition and the artist here.