Friderike Heuer, Tied to the Moon

March – June 2020
Artist Reception on March 21st – 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Stevens-Crawford Heritage House Museum
603 6th St, Oregon City
Open: Friday – Saturday, 11:00am – 4:00pm
Admission: $5
http://clackamashistory.org

This 2019 photomontage series by Friderike Heuer describes some of the common experiences of women across centuries. Just like our physiologies are tied to the phases of the moon so are we tied through shared life events and states connected to our lives. A lot has changed for women; not enough has changed for women. Giving birth, raising children, aging, being loved or abandoned, being controlled or forging our own path has always been basic to the female experience. Finding solace among sisters or competing for scraps as rivals was often part of our existence. Curiosity, skepticism, learning and rebelling had to be fought for. Longing, dreaming and hope were part of the way.