Summer warms Boston as The Present Tense stretches it’s limbs and wipes hibernation from it’s eyes. In our somnolence, visions of the future abound! As of June 1 The Present Tense has moved on from MEME Gallery to explore new curatorial terrain. We are also investigating our roles as creators, nestling into new bodies of work. We are observing, digesting, contemplating, strategizing, dreaming, growing, learning, and hoping. In times of change we are driven to revisit the constant thread that has lead us to our present space: the affinity of our collaboration.
We began by tasting one another’s conceptual process and aesthetic while simultaneously searching for common ground.
Our process developed to acknowledge the exercise of meeting in the middle.
Our process has evolved to mimic the shape of a diamond.
“Congratulations on your Empire” was our first experience within the walls of MEME (then 55 Gallery). It evolved with an intentional beginning, middle, and end, that shed new light on our potential as collaborators. Shortly after, 55 was gifted to us and MEME emerged. Today begins MEME’s 2nd cycle. Alice Vogler, Dirk Adams, and Vela Phelan will continue with MEME, bringing it into a new epoch. As we examine the future of our collaboration and The Present Tense, we eagerly anticipate MEME’s development and we feel sincere gratitude for having the opportunity to contribute to it’s genesis.
