UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — HUB-Robeson Galleries presents "Parenthetic Passages," a site-specific installation by New York-based artist Camille Hoffman. The installation will be on view in the HUB Gallery from May 30 through Oct. 30. This immersive mural explores interconnected narratives of deep ecological time and ancestral history.
"Parenthetic Passages" reimagines the romantic American landscape through a layered and immersive installation. Through mastering handwork of collage, sewing and painterly gesture, Hoffman’s creations challenge colonial narratives while serving as portals for healing and reconnection. In this installation, she creates an environment that emphasizes the wisdom of water, and the concept of shell memory, reflecting on the evolving relationships and the accumulated human experience, alongside oceanic knowledge.
Much like the concentric rings of a clam shell, recording centuries of environmental conditions, Hoffman’s art encompasses multitudes: transoceanic mythologies, critiques of ecological degradation, and reflections on shells as archives of environmental wisdom, cultural memory, and ancestral connection suspended between past and present. "Parenthetic Passages" invites us to consider how personal narratives intertwine with collective histories and how water carries memory across time and distance.
The HUB Gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and admission is free for all, always. For more information on this and other exhibitions, contact HUB-Robeson Galleries at 814-865-2563, or visit the galleries webpages. Keep up to date with HUB-Robeson Galleries by signing up for the listserv or follow on Instagram @hubrobesongalleries.