Attend the opening reception for David Gista’s SANCTUARIES on Friday, November 8, from 6:00-9:00pm.

For nearly twenty years, David Gista’s work has focused on books and libraries, creating paintings depicting various subjects within libraries or interacting with books. His exhibition explores our relationship with knowledge and information in a hyper-technological society, questioning whether books are merely objects and if libraries are becoming sanctuaries of a fading physical world.

Gista’s work often transforms books into shapes and colors reminiscent of pixels, highlighting the tension between the material and digital worlds. He uses traditional mediums like paint to emphasize this paradox. One notable technique involves drawing on paper with a torch flame, symbolizing both revelation and destruction, referencing historical book burnings and censorship.

Gista’s “burnt drawings” embody both ambivalence and ambiguity through themes that reflect on the intersection of nature and technology. He parallels nature and libraries as sanctuaries, all the while questioning whether technology will soon blur the boundaries between the natural world and a new frontier of augmented reality. 

Make sure to RSVP for this amazing event!

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

Stop by Epiphany for Golden Hour beforehand for free live music, drinks and lite bites in the Café Bar! Doors open at 5pm with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials until 7:00pm

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

Please note that outside food or beverages are not permitted in the venue.