Inside

September 24–November 5, 2016
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
La Jolla, CA

ESSAY on the exhibition, by Linn
PRESS: La Jolla Light review by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt

Excerpt of Linn’s essay about the exhibition:

The Athenaeum is a compelling place of connection for me. As a reading room founded and constructed in 1894 by pioneering women, Virginia Woolf would have approved.

All my installations are site specific. The artworks respond to the space, the people, and the uniqueness of the environment.

Placing the work in context of the Athenaeum is thrilling to me because it is a living, breathing, community-driven cultural institution with such deep history. It is a warm and reflective place, with its architecture and books, and it moved me to name my exhibition Inside. Books always created vital space for me to go deep inside, let go of the busy outside world, and get lost in realms of deep discovery.

My sculptures tell a story as they are relics; objects that you might find in an excavation. Their purpose is at times clear and at times mysterious so you may find yourself creating your own narrative around their existence.  The vessels in particular serve as potent metaphors for human beings and the bodies we currently inhabit.