Event Title
Opening Reception | Helena Westra: Lying Fallow during the Barrio Art Crawl | Athenaeum Art Center | Logan Heights
Name Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
Address 1955 Julian Avenue
City San Diego
State CA
Zip 92113
Opening Hours Athenaeum Art Center | 1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113 | (619) 269-1981 | Tuesday–Saturday, 10 AM–4 PM; every second Saturday during the Barrio Art Crawl, 5–8 PM
Location Central San Diego
Telephone 858-454-5872
Email info@ljathenaeum.org
Web Site https://www.ljathenaeum.org/upcoming-exhibitions
   
Contact Anira Abreu  
Fee Free
Reception Date 9-8-2025
Dates Starts On 9-8-2025   Ends On 25-10-2025
Opening Days
Event Description Lying Fallow is a golden meadow brought indoors and an invitation to rest. In this installation of hand-gathered California grasses, artist Helena Westra creates a space shaped by slowness, reflection, and return. The title comes from the agricultural term “lying fallow,” used when a field is left unplanted for a season so the soil can restore its strength. For Westra, this idea becomes a metaphor for creative and personal renewal. Westra's installation draws from her own search for balance in a world that constantly demands effort and productivity. Elevated here instead is her deep reverence for the land, a connection between the cycles of her own body and the seasons, and the quiet, in-between moments we often overlook. This exhibition straddles late summer into fall, inviting visitors into a space that feels both grounded and dreamlike, where time slows down and the border between the external world and the inner self begins to blur. This is a show about pausing.
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