Feingold Gallery: A Disability Thing

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I immediately feel the

Submitted by bryan (not verified) on Wed, 10/15/2008 - 11:07am.

I immediately feel the separateness of this room; but the fact that I've been invited to see it lets me feel that there is really warmth here and a willingness to share the experience and the life.

Thank you.

Disability thing comment

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 9:44am.

(posted for a friend)

My empty heart.

disability thing comment

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 10:32am.

One of my favorite images. Not sure why. Seems to be almost a cozy space, with richness/feeling.

My favorite picture. I like

Submitted by LauraC on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 4:14pm.

My favorite picture. I like the chaos in this picture. I like the duplicate images of the woman’s face within the room. To me it symbolizes a guilt of self-rumination on one’s pain, or a kind of self-absorption, during a period of depression. "It’s a disability thing" means it feels impossible for others to understand one’s feelings.

war deprivation...i feel

Submitted by merry2e on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 7:16pm.

war deprivation...i feel scared looking at this picture, haunted almost. it feels like childhood. and as though the woman will begin laughing for no apparent reason.

Broken and abandoned.

Submitted by Riki on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 9:20pm.

Broken and abandoned.

Alone, and yet not quite

Submitted by ysilverman on Sat, 10/18/2008 - 8:52am.

Alone, and yet not quite infinitely alone. Other are around, can share in some way, are watching over us, even at the very worst of moments, when the pain is greatest.

There is some light coming

Submitted by Sophie F on Sun, 10/19/2008 - 9:11pm.

There is some light coming through the window, perhaps a sliver of hope amidst chaos. There is a sense of isolation in a world of chaos, but there is someone watching over.

Shades down

Submitted by kmanning on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 7:48am.

Disability causes destruction, emptiness. This time though the window looks as though it could be gotten through, the shades are pulled to the light from the inside...

I am struck by the isolation

Submitted by akerle on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 10:19am.

I am struck by the isolation of this individual despite the acknowledgement of a common connection (i.e the well known words on the door and walls). I am also struck by this continuing thread of 'uglyness' and 'fear' - the explicit nature of being trapped within the dark confines of one's own mind and the idea that it is not a nice place to be.

Feingold Gallery: A Disability Thing

I immediately feel the

Disability thing comment

disability thing comment

My favorite picture. I like

war deprivation...i feel

Broken and abandoned.

Alone, and yet not quite

There is some light coming

Shades down

I am struck by the isolation

Fear of the classroom

This reminds me of the

It seems like the empty room

Not a classroom I could

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