“Ice Cream Truck” is an exhibit inspired by an early childhood memory — asking mom for a popsicle from an ice cream truck in New York City. Art major Samuel Everett used this memory to explore ideas surrounding his childhood, his relationship with his brother, loss of innocence and the complicated nature of play.
With hints of the Freudian concept of the uncanny — a psychological experience where something is viewed as strangely familiar in an unsettling way — Everett formed an imaginary ice cream man drawing upon the personality and characteristics of both himself and his brother.
Displayed in the middle of the B.F. Larsen Gallery, the show will consist of a life-sized ice cream truck, sculptural objects, photographs and video works. During a performance at the beginning of the show, ice cream will be handed out in the gallery. The unused ice cream will later be melted into containers as a fragrant reminder.
Separate from the ice cream truck exhibition are smaller works of art on the walls of the gallery created by students in a field study to Scotland and the Faroe Islands. To learn more about their experience visit art.byu.edu
Gallery Details:
Dates and Times: Dec. 3-16 | 6 a.m.-11 p.m.
Location: B.F. Larsen Main Gallery
Other works can be found in Gallery 303 — open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — and on the walls and designated spaces on floors 4 and 5 of the Harris Fine Arts Center.
