"Seeking Connection" by Genevieve Casey.

December 6th to December 29th

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In the artist's words:

What is my work about?

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The short answer:

Seeking a common theme in my work, I realized there are two main themes. One has always been allowing the camera to teach me mindfulness. The other is searching for relationship and connection.

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For those who like the full story:

Our melting-pot ancestry goes back many generations in the US. As a result, I didn’t grow up with a sense of cultural identity beyond the mainstream, which didn’t suit. I admired the richness of culture and belonging I observed in friends with more recent ties to another place. In time, I realized I could choose some piece of my ancestral background as the focus of my quest for culture. Although I do not play an instrument, when I found the KC Traditional Irish Music community at Prospero’s, it felt like home. I have called it church. Naturally I also visited the Gaelic homelands.

As an adult with neither church nor child to bind me, when I found a community I felt its vitality to my well-being. The Arts, The KC Trad Irish Music Community, and my workplace are spaces where I’ve found those connections beyond my small but close family