In this new feature, we’ll be featuring two images per week from EXPOSURE: The 14th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition. Keep checking back on Mondays and Thursdays to see an image per artist as well as artist statements and website links.

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SARAH A. MARTIN-”You are What You Love” 2007-2008

Growing up, I was told the acronym, J.O.Y, was the key to establishing a fulfilled life. J.O.Y. is a reminder that life is balanced when your priorities are: Jesus, others…and then, you. So, what happens when your religious upbringing doesn’t make sense and all of a sudden you are O.Y.J. or just O.Y.? That doesn’t spell anything, does it?

I am looking to my childhood friends, old Sunday-School rooms, and the new generations of J.O.Y. seekers to make sure I’m not missing the point. Some of my old friends are also struggling to balance priorities, secret desires, and misplaced maternal instincts (pets) ultimately hoping more than anything to find a place to put their love.

Sarah A. Martin, Untitled, 2007/2008, from the series “You are What You Love,” Archival inkjet print, 12 x 18 inches, courtesy of the artist

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