UPCOMING EXHIBITS

Sandy Lane and Cortney Lane Stell

March 1 through March 24 – Opening Reception: Friday, March 2, 5-9pm.

Sandy Lane presents Social Networks, an exhibition of artwork by Sandy and Terry Lane opening at Ice Cube Gallery,
Thursday, March 1 from 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Social Networks reflects a collaborative effort with artist Sandy Lane’s family (dogs and spouse). It
conveys the story of a western landscape (the land behind their home) and social encounters from the
K-9 vernacular. Their dogs, Bridget and Natalie shot videos from a pet camcorder. The footage and
images became the source material employed throughout the process of this installation. The girls
wore animal borne camcorders during their daily walks through the open space dog park in
Westminster, Colorado. Large-scale drawings inspired from selected video stills employ graphite
with a limited palette to aid in conveying the K9 dichromatic perspective, while Sandy’s husband
Terry edited the videos. The monumental portrayal of both the land and its visitors is articulated
through the video projections and large-scale drawings that reinforce nature as the container for all
life; while cropped images of these enormous domesticated beasts intensify the gigantic and truly
uncontainable aspects of nature.

The creation of Social Networks proved a serendipitous process of unexpected experiences and
unsuspecting collaborators. A second video of time-lapsed clouds displays on an opposite wall from
the video of K-9 social encounters. It was created by the first camcorder that their dog Bridget lost.
Missing in action, it was gone for approximately six weeks. Upon its return, the camera told nine
visual stories surrounding its surveillance during the lost month and a half.