SE Center Artist Talks

Lori Pond

ARTIST TALK WITH OLIVIA PARKER

Thursday, April 16, 2026

7 PM Eastern via Zoom

“Still lifes juxtapose objects to depict the comfort found in a table with food or a vase of flowers or to show the despair of the vanitas or momento mori. These images retain the formal shell of the genre, but have elements of the unexpected. Still life has sometimes been dismissed as insignificant, yet still lifes remain. I think that their persistence has to do with their proximity to the most basic concerns of human life: food, shelter, sex (with its associations of life and growth), and death. Still lifes permit endless expressive experimentation within a form that remains close to universal human experience.” - Olivia Parker

ABOUT THE PROGRAM FORMAT

This program will take place on Zoom. Those who register to attend will receive a confirmation email with a link to join the talk through a computer or mobile device. 

We recommend participants download the Zoom app on their device prior to the program. Learn how to download the latest version of Zoom to your computer or mobile device.

Please note: we strive to record all sessions to make a recording available after the program, but technical issues do happen. Recordings are not guaranteed for each session. We recommend participants tune in live if there is a session they don’t want to miss.

Our Artist Talks and Booktalks are free to all, all the time.

Upcoming guests

Lori Pond

Thursday November 19,2026
7 PM Eastern, via Zoom

“In my work, I explore the interplay between science and art by using ferrofluids, food coloring, and magnets to create abstract photography that embodies the tension between order and chaos. Ferrofluids, magnetic liquids that respond to magnetic fields, provide a dynamic and ever-changing medium that allows me to capture fleeting moments of transformation.”

No registration needed,

Past Artist Talks: Joni Sternbach, Oct 2025 Janine Michna Bales, March 2025, Cara Barer, January 2025, Meet the Instructors: Laurie Klein and Kate Jordahl, December 2024, Landry Major, November 2024, Fran Forman, May 2024, Jim McKinniss, March 2024, Tami Bahat, January 2024, Jennifer Thoersen, November 2023, Lynn Bianchi, May 2023, Sarah Hadley, April 2023, Zoe Zimmerman, March 2023, Bootsy Holler, January 2023, Gary Beeber, March 2022, Emily Battaglini, February 2022, Jennifer McClure, January 2022, Douglas Beasley, November 2021, Aline Smithson, October 2021, Jason Langer, September 2021, Doug Dubois, October 2021, Meg Griffiths, July 2021, Jane Fulton Alt, June 2021, Bruce Barnbaum, May 2021, Holly Anders, April 2021, Mitch Dobrowner, March 2021, Lori Nix + Kathleen Gerber, Feb 2021


View the videos of past Artist Talks on our YouTube channel below