TARA LAKE
part of What Did You Smell When You Were Away? at Speedwell Contemporary, Portland, ME, 2006-2021
This body of work marked the beginning of an inquiry into compassion as something enacted rather than depicted—something that may emerge through attention, repetition, and care. These questions later expanded outward into Walking Kailash, a participatory project that invited others to consider walking, water, and compassion within their own landscapes.
Read Collecting Water: The Work of Katarina Weslien by Julie Poitras-Santos in The Chart