PLACE

Taken from article:

“In the past year PLACE, an evolving alternative space in Portland’s Pioneer Place Mall has gone from being a somewhat shambling experimental space to a legitimate and increasingly well considered destination (past works by Mack McFarland in particular) and the new show “Survival is a Confusing Attempt” by Katherine Groesbeck is no exception. Yes, Ive seen urban camouflage costume art before so she isnt breaking any new ground yet but her installation of costumes, photography and video documentation work well in the environment. It’s DNA is only half store display, the other part is a mild dose of sci-fi horror which makes it seem like all these creatures have been skinned and hung like a bunch of outlawed varmints. They are nothing at all like the jubilant works of Nick Cave on view now at the Seattle Art Museum. Maybe with a little more probing Groesbeck can come up with something more original. She already knows how to present the work.”