FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 21, 2003
Contact: Anna Salmeron
617-567-4296

Atlantic Works Gallery at 80 Border Street in East Boston presents EGGSCAPES: photography by Anna Salmeron and Elsa Campbell on exhibit from June 5^th through June 29^th. Anna Salmeron is showing color photographic series and large-scale color prints; Elsa Campbell is exhibiting toned and altered black & white photographs and artists books.

Starting with the idea of the egg as an icon, each artist has moved in different direction to explore the evocative power of this symbol. Salmeron has created a series of abstract photographs using close-ups of eggs, as well as time exposures of the moon. The prints are attached magnetically to a metal base, and the viewer is invited to participate in the work by re-arranging the prints. The series represents a personal lunar calendar and a visual interpretation of the suggestive meaning of the creation myth.

Campbell has created small-scale black and white prints, also in a series. The prints are toned and altered to obscure the images of eggs in the landscape or with the human body. She has also created a group of artists books made of handmade paper and egg shells. The books incorporate text from the Tao Te Ching. These pieces speak to a world in chaos and use the egg as a universal symbol of creation and beginning anew.

The public is invited to attend the opening reception on Thursday June 5^th, from 6-8pm. Gallery hours are Thursdays from 5-8pm for the month of June, or by appointment.

Atlantic Works Gallery is a new exhibition space in East Boston with spectacular views of Boston Harbor. Along with monthly art exhibitions, the gallery hosts an informal get together every third Thursday of the month from 6-8pm. Open to the public, this monthly event is a time for artists and friends to come together to share ideas, look at art and plan future arts events for the East Boston community.

With a growing number of artists settling in the neighborhood, East Boston is beginning to foster a thriving artist community, not unlike Fort Point. Growing out of the East Boston Artists Group (EBAG), Atlantic Works Gallery is the newest manifestation of this trend. EBAG was formed in 1999 by a group of neighborhood artists, and has grown to nearly 70 artist members. EBAG sponsors the annual East Boston Open Studios in October, which showcases the member’s studios and artwork.

Directions: Take the Blue line to Maverick Station. Turn left on Maverick Street, go 5 short blocks to Border Street. Take a right, #80 is on the left side of the street.