VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
AMIE POTSIC: Forest Light & Twilight
This virtual exhibition is a companion to Amie Potsic’s Forest Light & Twilight exhibition on view at the Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia from September 1 - October 1, 2023.
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic is an accomplished photographer and installation artist awarded for her experimental and poignant work. Exhibiting internationally, her work has been shown and published in Europe, South America, and the United States with a recent solo exhibition at The Delaware Contemporary museum. Potsic's uniquely innovative approach to photography creates three-dimensional, immersive installations as well as exceptionally refined prints and mixed media works. Focusing attention on environmental issues and climate change, Potsic's evocative work addresses cultural, personal, and natural phenomena through the lens of social responsibility.
The artist received her MFA in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute and BA's in Photojournalism and English Literature from Indiana University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. She has held faculty appointments at the University of California at Berkeley, Ohlone College, and the San Francisco Art Institute and published her work in The San Francisco Chronicle and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Potsic has been a guest lecturer at The International Center of Photography and is Host of the Art Watch Radio Show and Podcast on WCHE 95.3/1520 in Greater Philadelphia.
Video & Artwork: Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Forest Light & Twilight, a large-scale photographic installation by artist Amie Potsic, encourages an experiential appreciation for our forests where audiences are inspired to remember and protect our natural spaces. This new site-specific installation at the Cherry Street Pier is also a featured installation of the 20/20 Photo Festival. Renowned for her groundbreaking work that blends art and environmental activism, Amie Potsic presents her latest monumental work—a 160-foot-long art installation that delves into the urgent issue of climate change. This ambitious project takes center stage at Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia, PA from September 1 - October 1, 2023.
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
“My work references the sensory experience of being within the forest while encouraging us to preserve its future. Personal experience underscoring the urgency of climate change, I draw attention to deforestation by creating visceral and cerebral connections to trees and the natural world.”
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
“Wanting to surpass the flat surface of my beloved photographic prints, I seek to create three-dimensional environments where it feels as though you are walking directly into the photograph.”
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Cherry Street Pier overlooking the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Cherry Street Pier overlooking the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023 | © Artwork on Projector by Ursula of Practically Yours
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
Amie Potsic, Forest Light and Twilight, Installation View, 25' x 20' x 160', Photographic imagery printed on mesh, Cherry Street Pier, 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
PRESS
The Thing of the Week
Written by Rosa Cartagena
Amie Potsic discusses the process of creating her new installation at the Cherry Street Pier for the 20/20 Photo Festival and how experiential art can inspire new perspectives and positive action on climate.
Amie Potsic on the lift at Cherry Street Pier 2023, © Amie Potsic 2023
To learn more about Amie Potsic’s work, visit her Showroom and follow her on Instagram @amiepotsic.
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