Helm Exhibition: Ben Fain and Eric Amling
For the 7th show in the HELM series artist Ben Fain and writer/artist Eric Amling will present a one-night poetry and film event.
PART 1- Poetry Reading by Eric Amling.
Brooklyn based poet Eric Amling will read from his recently published book of poems.
PART 2- Film Screening.
Ben Fain will present an outdoor screening of The Doors of Life, a documentary/fiction film centered on the mysterious death of a man found in his car at the bottom of a pond in rural Ohio. It takes the viewer on a journey through a rural community, introducing us to colorful characters, elaborate rumors, and dubious forensics, all the while using parade floats and reenactments to elaborate the ultimately unresolved story of a mans death.
(Run time approximately 40 minutes.)
PART 3- Exhibition in the Main Gallery.
Fain's preparatory drawings and studies for the parade floats that are featured in the film will be exhibited inside.