Artmaking has always involved acts of transformation and today's artists are the most imaginative of scavengers. Reconfiguring the obsolete and rejected, the artists included in Lost and Found: Reclaimed Moments evoke both transcendence and impermanence. Presented in a new context, commonplace objects recall forgotten moments. Artists in the exhibition include:

Amy Elizabeth, who uses industrial waste in "Balls and X-rays" - an installation consisting of seventeen balls of string that encase mysterious objects, some of which are revealed to the viewer in X-rays;

Fred Fleisher, who rebuilds old toys to allow new readings to emerge. His serious toys, such as an interactive race-car track, evoke frustrated desires and lingering fears;

Yoko Ohashi, who constructs a room-sized installation consisting of tiny, delicate sculptures made from strands of her own fallen hair;

Eung Ho Park, who uses found objects to reference the body. His installation "I Am Looking At You" is comprised of hundreds of bottle-caps with tiny paintings of eyes on them;

Jean Shin whose sculptures, made from discarded clothing such as socks and shoe soles, reference the presence and absence of the human form;

Han Sam Son, who creates complex forms out of layers of cardboard, emphasizing the different colors, densities and textures of the various paper pulps.

At the opening reception on January 18th, guests are encouraged to bring their own bottle caps to participate in an eye-opening artmaking experience with Eung Ho Park.

Guest curator Mihee Ahn was selected by the Rotunda Gallery's Artist Advisory Committee as part of an initiative to foster young curatorial talent. Ms. Ahn holds a Master's in Art History, a Master's of Fine Art in Painting, and has completed the Museum Studies program at New York University. She recently organized the exhibitions Then & Now: Asian Presence of Difference at the Historic Oella Mill Gallery in Baltimore, and apt. #3F for the Asian American Arts Center in New York. Curators interested in being considered for next year's curatorial initiative program should contact the gallery for more information.

The ROTUNDA GALLERY, housed in an award-winning space designed by Smith-Miller + Hawkinson, showcases the work of Brooklyn artists. The ROTUNDA GALLERY's educational programs reach 6,000 students each year with gallery visits and in-school art making projects. Janet Riker is the Gallery Director; Meridith McNeal is Associate Director. The ROTUNDA GALLERY is a project of the not-for-profit BRIC/Brooklyn Information & Culture, Inc. (Nanette Rainone, President).

Located in Brooklyn Heights, just over the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, the Gallery is also easily accessible by public transportation. It is a short walk from the 2,3; 4,5; M; N or R trains at the Court Street/Borough Hall station; or the A, C trains at High Street.