Memories in watercolors
Detail from “Vida Vieja” (watercolor), in her show until Feb. 7 at the Hess Gallery of Pine Manor College, in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
This multimedia exhibit displays the artist's watercolor paintings in a video slideshow along with a voice-over from Correá. “Vida Vieja” is Spanish for "old life.’’ So her paintings depict her childhood in Colombia. Each painting is associated with a memory, which she discusses in her video slideshow. She describes going to church, grinding corn, playing outside and other nostalgic experiences. She admits, however, that her memory isn't perfect, represented by the use of watercolor. She explains, "Memory is not 100 percent accurate; with watercolor, I can portray my memories in an abstracted reality."