The vision for “Tarot Garden” is to evoke a private, mysterious, wild and unkept “garden” started by witches in the American south. Combining the paintings of Trish Klenow from her “Midnight Garden” series and the photographs of Slater Mapp from his “Tarot” series, this gallery space as garden will share the traits of exploration found in Renaissance gardens, and the traits of solace and reflection found in a Cloister garden as well as Klenow’s own wild garden in Apex, NC. The viewer will experience the wonder of local flora and fauna in the darkest of North Carolina forests through Klenow's paintings and participate in the wonders of personal systems of belief and spirituality like Tarot, tea reading, Laramonde and the Oracle through the various mediums of Mr. Mapp. Photographic illustrations of unseen forces will hang like vines from the walls of the space and move with the wind. Archetypal images like the Empress, the Fool and the Devil will guide the viewers to reflect on their personal journeys. Assemblages, and sculptures will serve as tokens and reminders of the Past. Water will be ever present in installations and in the other works, creating a sense of care and comfort. Viewers will emerge from the “ritual darkness”, cleansed and ready to face an ever changing and frightening world. This duo show promotes a path to self-reflection.
