Scott Lerman A’81

Scott Lerman's Photographic Creation - textured stars and geograpic shapes

Scott Lerman A'81 "Natural Order -Sarah Heitmeyer & Scott Lerman" exhibit at Garage Gallery Sept 10-25  Sat/Sun 1–5. "Our lives are spent in spaces we have designed and built, both on the earth and online. Human logic and structure underlie how and what we experience, giving us a sense of power and control. While our intellect craves order, our spirit drives us to seek the natural world, to get outside and out of our heads. We journey to open land, water, and forest to be immersed in a story we did not author. To be enveloped in natural form, sound, smell, and texture. To be surprised and renewed. But inevitably, we return." To read more about the exhibit, click here.

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