#pato hebert

[itisnotthesea]

the psychosocial foundation and parapraxis mag roundtable on the body keeps the score has been so good and voiced so many of the inchoate objections i’ve had to the work and current critical mass trauma discourse so beautifully Pato Hebert’s piece is making me cry it’s so beautiful below photos of their art work on long covid

[neighborhoodtimeexchange]

Artists in residence Pato Hebert and Brian Bazemore were recently able to do some sun print making with students at Ms. Rose Bryant’s Playhouse. These young artists had a great time participating in this project. Brian is now finalizing a project he and Pato began, designing and then producing t-shirts for the group. The shirts will feature a sleeve patch designed by the students in the program. 

Photos by Pato Hebert care of the Neighborhood Time Exchange

[neighborhoodtimeexchange]

Pato Hebert is an artist in residence whose time with us has already ended. Though Pato was only at the Time Exchange for a month, during that time he was able to complete numerous projects as well as work on some of his own practice. Pictured above is one of Pato’s projects, The Oscillator. The Oscillator is a visual arts project that Pato began long before his time with us, but he was able to document in the areas around Philadelphia as well. Below is a selection from the Artist’s Statement about the project

In, If Not Quite Of is a series of performances for the camera in which The Oscillator appears in various landscapes. The Oscillator reflects its environment, without simply or easily being of its context. Inspired by Buddhist notions of interconnectedness and the limitations of the ego, The Oscillator queries our relationship to place and space, our false distinctions between human and nature, the possibilities of interspecies dialogue. Where do we feel like we belong? When are we comfortable in our own skin? What makes us feel like aliens? What do we define as ours, sacred, everyday, untouched? Who and what are excluded by these delineations? How might we connect with all that is around us, to all that is us without simply making “us” the center of a myopic worldview?

The Neighborhood Time Exchange is so grateful for Pato’s participation in the project, his outstanding work in the neighborhood, and his creativity as an artist.

Photos care of Pato Hebert

[neighborhoodtimeexchange]

Our new cohort of artists in residence has begun their residency, and Pato Hebert is a visual artist and cultural worker who is a part of that cohort. Donna Gryphon came to the Time Exchange looking for help with a Community Fun Day on July 25th. The event is a collaboration with Mount Vernon Manor Office and We Are Mantua in the West Philly Promise Zone. Above pictured is a detail of a banner Pato helped create for this event. The banner will be used as promotion for the event, which is happening this weekend. The banner was printed at Fireball Printing who has done a great job producing quality work quickly for many of the project The Neighborhood Time Exchange has taken on. This project was a great one for Pato to get to know the area, those working in the area, and connect quickly with the community.

Pictures by Pato Hebert care of The Neighborhood Time Exchange

[philipchircop]

SHELTER

It rained quite a bit over the weekend, here in Toronto.  And I thought of shelter. Here is a poem originally composed with a bus shelter in mind, a shelter located adjacent to the art gallery on the campus of the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA)  Here I post it with two photos that spoke to me of shelter and brought a smile and a sense of quiet and peace to my heart:

Of all the things I feel while standing here — sheltered, unsure, impatient, relieved, uncomfortable, tired, anxious, framed — perhaps least expected, but most appreciated is this small but compelling sense of hope.

Pato Hebert

Make a list of the variety of shelters that sheltered you in your life: places, people, ideas etc ...