ALBANY â Visitors to the Albany Museum of Art can take a journey to an alternate reality dreamed up and created by Athens artist Elinor Saragoussi in her multimedia installation âEscape Plan.â
Peopled by colorful, otherworldly giants, animals and vegetation, and accented with a unique soundscape, âEscape Planâ was designed for the AMA West Gallery, where it opened Nov. 3 and continues through Feb. 20. The museum, located at 311 Meadowlark Drive in Albany, is open to the public 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays. Admission is always free.
âI am really grateful to have the opportunity to straight-up build my own little world that I can escape into,â Saragoussi says. âThese characters â these giants â have been creeping into my work lately, especially the hood that theyâre all wearing in one fashion or another.â