Sculpture by Diana Farfan at the Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery

Balancing Act, 18x16x8.5 inches, Stoneware, glaze underglazes, 2013

Staring at Myself, 23x10x8 inches, Porcelain, glaze, mixed media, 2009

Coker College’s Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery will present "Sculpture by Diana Farfan." The opening reception, which is free and open to the public, begins on Monday, March 2 at 7:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Farfan's show will continue through April 3, 2015.








Farfan uses a variety of materials in her sculptures including stoneware, glazes, and steel. Her work consists of oddly proportioned bodies of dolls and marionettes. "They are intended to raise questions about the rapid changeable identity of modern life, dysfunctional societies, and the effects of politics on our interpersonal relationships and minds," said Farfan.

The theme of her exhibition, "Bread and Circus" was a term developed by the Roman satirist and poet Decimus lunius luvenalis (100 A.D.), who said that what people really wanted was panem et circenses which is a superficial means of appeasement. When Farfan became a U.S. Citizen in 2012, she felt the need to consider and adopt a political position worthy of her newfound freedom. “This work is an exploration of the relationships of nation and identity; of passion and intimacy; of imagination and conflict, and most importantly of citizenship and consumerism," said Farfan.

The Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery is located in the Gladys C. Fort Art Building on the Coker College campus in Hartsville, SC. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and 10 a.m. through 8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday while classes are in session. Parking for the art building is located directly across from 306 E. Home Ave.

For more information, contact exhibition director Ashley Gillespie at 843-383-8156 or ashley.gillespie@coker.edu. For more information on the gallery, visit ceceliacokerbellgallery.com. To learn more about Diana Farfan visit dianafarfan.com.

Coker College upholds and defends the intellectual and artistic freedom of its faculty and students as they study and create art through which they explore the full spectrum of human experience. The college considers such pursuits central to the spirit of inquiry and thoughtful discussion, which are at the heart of a liberal arts education.