Holding Me, Holding You By Pamela Hadley

North Portland

When

Jan. 10–Feb. 1, 2026

Days vary, Times vary

Where

Carnation Contemporary

8371 N Interstate Ave #3
Portland, OR 97217

The following description was submitted by the event organizer.

Pamela Hadley’s Holding Me, Holding You is an immersive installation featuring abstract projection-mapped animation and sound compositions that open paths to new futures through ecology, relational aesthetics, and the phenomenological. Slowness is not just a method; it is a core strategy of Hadley’s practice—a deliberate act of healing from and resistance against a culture that often reduces the value of human life to what one produces while prioritizing rapid consumption and immediate outcomes. Facilitated here by perceptual experience, slowness and stillness invite reflection and connection and create space to imagine the ways in which we will remake our world.

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Visitors are ushered into the darkness by small light works before discovering the full-room installation that is the focal point of this show. There, they will navigate the space, each other, and, if they remain still for long enough, perhaps the sequestered locales within their own inner landscape.