The University of Louisville Hite Art Institute is pleased to announce the opening of an installation of sculptural work by Miami University professor, artist, and anthropologist Alysia Fischer at the Cressman Center for Visual Arts. Dr. Fischer will present a public gallery talk on February 3 at 6pm. A reception in conjunction with the First Friday Trolley Hop will follow the lecture.

Regarding her work Alysia writes: “Denying the discard cycle so prevalent in American culture, I work with used inner tubes destined for the landfill. The resulting objects reflect my engagement with the local waste cycle. I work with locally sourced discarded materials in order to demonstrate their further potential. As hybrid forms retaining their industrial history while simultaneously denying a continuation of those uses, the use of the material is extended indefinitely.”