Artist Reception-- The Sun, My Scars a Poppyseed

Enjoy snacks & drinks while you make & see art with community members and local artists!

· Hear the inspiration and stories behind Eden Attar's artwork

· Meet Artisans Asylum's Executive Director, Libby Masek, as she highlights the creative offerings at Allston's largest community makerspace for do-it-yourself (“DIY”) fabrication.

· Network with artists, makers, entrepreneurs and students.

About the Exhibit: Reflect on the metaphor of body as land in The Sun, My Scars a Poppyseed, an interactive mixed media installation by Allston artist Eden Attar. After experiencing sexual assault, Attar happened on a daily practice of creating self portraits while looking at herself in the mirror---a process which helped restore her sense of her own body and agency. In this exhibition, Attar combines these self portraits with an invitation for visitors to tend trays of sprouting seeds in the Crossings Gallery. Inspired by ecological and anarchist gardening philosophies, Attar finds delight amidst the hardships of environmental destruction, rape culture, and the inevitable pains of injury and accident.

Eden Attar is a participant in the Ed Portal’s 2024 Artist Pipeline Program and a welding instructor at Artisans Asylum, a state-of-the-art community maker's space in Allston-Brighton.

In partnership with Artisans Asylum