An exhibit of masks at Deep Listening Space in Kingston helps usher in the fifth annual Dream Festival. Norman Lowrey and 'Buddha BigEars' L ike dreams, masks exhibited at the Deep Listening Space in Kingston's Rondout area can reveal more than then obscure. And the revelation is particularly timely during the fifth annual Dream Festival taking place in Kingston and environs. The audience is invited to participate in this performance, which includes surround soundscape, narration and movement.
Masks are the trigger.
It's nonlinear, nonrational. It's like having a dream. Most of Lowrey's masks on display are carved basswood, but a few earlier works are made of ceramics. Various sound-making devices are installed in them, and at least one has a listening device. Lashley's masks are created from gourds, other natural materials and hardware items.