DECOY SPREAD

by Garrett Gould

July 24 - August 16

Decoy Spread brings together 10 recent sculptures by the artist Garrett Gould. Decoy Spread derives its title from a hunting technique of the same name where a hunter curates their decoys in the field, swamp or forest in an effort to attract birds to their hidden location. Here, the work is arranged at a consistent height along the perimeter of the gallery creating a visual index of the artist’s work that lies somewhere between field guide and video game menu. These works ensnare viewers with humor and craftsmanship through clever abstraction of everyday forms and careful execution of texture and color. Together, these sculptures pull us down into the surrealism of our own lived experiences, no matter how mundane they may be at the surface.

Cutouts, Mooncussers & other tales from The Outer Cape

by Jak Ritger

September 18 - October 4

The debut solo showing by Jak Ritger brings together the Boston-based artist & writer’s practice of deep research, site-specific installation, photography and moving image. Local legends and personal histories serve as a raw material for a new body of work spanning above, below and in-between Hammock’s historic architecture with video projection, collage and for the first time on view, paintings by the artist. “Cutouts..” constructs a land-bridge to the unconscious by recombining material past and tracing a path the spirit takes after passing on. The show surfaces evidence of a wild and eldritch Cape washed ashore by the midnight tide.