October 19, 2005

Lace your dunks and see some art

by Dylan Tanner

TJ Norris, "Nucleo"

Chambers Gallery, 207 S.W. Pine St.

Eva Lake, former Vanguardian and proprietress of the outstanding Lovelake Gallery, has been quietly providing Portland's thoughtful and hardworking artists an outlet with her outstandingly curated Chambers Gallery. This month features "Nucleo," an installation by TJ Norris. Former curator of the now defunct Soundvision gallery, Norris' almost claustrophobic photography offers just enough recognizable imagery to allow you to remain grounded but also revel in the abstract qualities of looking close. Mix that with Norris' sound installation and that grounding goes straight out the window.