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Makes Sense by Pam Yan-Santos (Nov. 27 - Dec. 15, 2009)

We set out on our cyclical walks to undetermined stations. Fate is dealt when the music stops, we settle into our seats fortuitously or not, and this then defines our individuality for the moment. Still, every cycle leads us back to the chair of the Happy Face Collector, counting the "smileys" of our resilience. This childhood diversion may well be a prelude to the journey of the grown-ups: The determined walk of a man weighed down by the duty of a family provider before the uncertainties of his quest. The sustained energy of a woman preserving a home where everything is in place, safe and sound. The roles we are expected to perform often find us unsuspecting and our senses unrehearsed. We count the hours until the shoes fit comfortably enough and in comes a new pair: A visitor from the past, clearly visible, announces its arrival with a prepared speech. He brings the future and she is hesitant to receive. What question to ask is the key to unlocking the door of her psyche but when to receive fate's revelation hangs suspended as a matter of choice. There are as yet more concerns, more layers to peel, tears to shed and a restless longing for the pumpkin fairytale to come true.


Works


All Together Now
48 x 120 inches
acrylic and collage on canvas (0200)
2009
Pam Yan-Santos


Heavy Duty
72 x 24 inches
acrylic and serigraphy on canvas (060)
2009
Pam Yan-Santos


Spell Sunday
48 x 48 inches
acrylic. collage and serigraphy on canvas (08
2009
Pam Yan-Santos


2280 Hours (diptych)
36 x 24 + 36 x 38 inches
acrylic. collage and serigraphy on canvas (09
2009
Pam Yan-Santos


Are you afraid of the Onion? (diptych)
36 x 36 + 36 x 24 inches
acrylic and collage on canvas (075))
2009
Pam Yan-Santos


I want to squash
60 x 48 inches
acrylic and collage on canvas (098)
2009
Pam Yan-Santos


Feet in, fit in (?)
72 x 24 inches
acrylic and serigraphy on canvas (060)
2009
Pam Yan-Santos


When do we say the following?
48 x 36 inches
acrylic and serigraphy on canvas (060)
2009
Pam Yan-Santos


The Happy Face Collector
100 x 100 inches
serigraphy, paper texts, found objects
2009
Pam Yan-Santos


Seven Chairs for Seven People

Installation with 7 chairs and 7 papier mache
2009
Pam Yan-Santos