your frame, another's

at the Seymour Art Gallery, 2016

A selection of pieces on display at an exhibit of local artists at the Seymour Art Gallery in North Vancouver back in 2016. Apologies to the artists, all listed below, whose names lost connection with their work in the mists of my poor record keeping.

gallery creep  

You creep because you are one;
you desire touch, to fondle, 
submerge your frame
into another's,  
run soft, searching fingertips 
along the weft&warp 
of any nearby piece;  
roll & roll in billows 
of blue & red silk;  
dig nails into beeswax, 
pop guitar strings loose;  
grip the shaft of a mushroom, 
cup the cap & not let go;  
swing a power cord, 
plug in & pull out;  
clutch a rotary receiver, 
press until flesh reddens;  
slide the stem of a pink-petal rose 
past your lips until oils & blood mix;  
bury your face in the fur 
of a grinning bear;  
let tentacles squeeze your chest,  
hooves stamp & stomp;  
let your trembling paws claw 
the small of the back 
of a chipped, cracked steampunk doll;  
graze the pastel pout 
of an off the wall gypsy dancer 
as she moves out, on and into you.

Discovery: Line, 2016, Seymour Art Gallery - Exhibiting Artists: EJ An, Kate Arkiletian, Annette Arndt, Adele Maskwa-iskwew Arseneau, Jenn Ashton, Susie Benes, Sherry Cooper, Monica Gewurz, Jacky Hosford, Lisa Klepak, Janna Kumi, Marion Landry, Marlene Lowden, Patrick O’Neill, Barb Pearson, Kelly Radcliffe, Sam Reeve, Jennifer Skillen, Bill Stewart, and Ryder White