Artist reception for Vermont State University’s Nick Mango unites community members with their vocation
Saturday, Nov. 11, at 5:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—Vermont State University Castleton Bank Gallery, 104 Merchants Row, Rutland will hold an artist reception for artist and photographer Nick Mango. Mango has created the exhibit titled “Hand in Glove,” a series of portraits of Tinmouth community members juxtaposed with the gloves they wear for their work or vocation. “Look at a glove and it speaks volumes. The rips where it caught on barbed wire. The creases from holding handlebars, hammers, or chainsaws time and time again. The holes where a baseball bat eventually rubbed through. The stains from a sweaty brow. The mud caked in over the years. Gloves are literally a product of their environment. And a product of the person who wears them. As they slowly take the shape of a particular hand, they become an extension of that person.” Mango said according to his website at nickmangophotography.com.
By bringing these images together, Nick Mango has created a more nuanced picture of who these community members are and what they do. In doing so, a sense of place is created for the Tinmouth area – and provides a glimpse of the communal thread in the state of Vermont.
The exhibit will be on display from Wednesday, Nov. 8- Sunday, Dec 31.
For more information, visit: castleton.edu/arts/art-galleries/ or nickmangophotography.com.
Courtesy Nick Mango Photography
Vermont State University Castleton Bank Gallery will hold an artist reception for artist Nick Mango on Saturday . Mango has created a series of portraits of Tinmouth community members juxtaposed with the gloves they wear for their work or vocation.
