DaBorn Exhibit at Phillips Academy

Phillips Academy is inviting the public to the school's Gelb Gallery to get lost in the works of art by Erica DaBorn, featuring old photographs enhanced with graphite, ink and pencil.

"Drawing provides me with a barrier against the monotony of daily life..an adventure amidst the drudgery of domestic obligation...a security blanket under which to hide from political madness," said DaBorn about her drawings.

The drawings are made over carefully selected photographic book pages, usually from a previous era, such as a 40’s crime scene, or a fatal car crash from the 50’s.

The surface of these bookplates are first covered with paint, rendering the original scene unrecognizable.  That mask is then scratched or dabbed away in places to reveal only traces of the underlying image.

Those small revelations are then reinterpreted using traditional drawing materials; ink, pencil, graphite.

"Starting from Somewhere Else" will be on exhibit from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will be in Andover until March 10.

This article was submitted by Phillips Academy.