„When exploring Berlin about 20 years ago, I came upon an alleyway. Curious, I entered it. The walls were covered with art and graffiti, like a child’s imagination gone wild. I had never seen anything quite like it. The more I looked around, the more magical it became. I discovered three artists sitting outside and I joined them for a bit. They told me stories about Berlin, about the wall and about the new city which was emerging. These pieces are inspired by them.“
Lori Petchers is a multi-disciplinary artist from NYC, who works with film, video, photography, and collage. Stemming from her documentary filmmaking background where she often collected media from different sources to create a narrative, she now does the same with papers; repurposing old magazines, books, found film footage, and whatever else catches her eye at flea markets and junk shops. She is largely self-taught and has been making collages for about a decade. Lori’s art has been displayed in numerous galleries and venues including the RISD Museum and Housantonic Museum of Art, and her collage work has been featured in Cut Me Up Magazine: Issue 11 and shown at the Albany International Airport. Lori’s work aspires to confront social norms and stereotypes through both traditional and non-traditional media.
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