Patty deGrandpre, Delicate Situations (green & pink). (Courtesy of the artist)
Last year was tough for everybody, including artists at the Fountain Street Gallery in Boston’s SoWa district. Just a few weeks after the state ordered all non-essential businesses closed last Spring, a massive water main break sent a deluge of muck rushing into the gallery, ensuring that the artist-run space would remain closed for nearly the rest of the year.
Rebecca Skinner, Disorder. (Courtesy of the artist)
But as the saying goes, in every challenge lies an opportunity. The twin misfortunes of pandemic and flooding, harrowing as they were, provided the seed of an idea to the artists at Fountain Street. Since all previous plans had been abruptly sidelined, why not embrace all the unforeseen change in an exhibit dealing specifically with the unexpected events that turn life upside down?