Some of the allure of memory is that its imagery is just beyond our grasp;
we get only hints and suggestions of detail, of space, of color.

 Photo by Victoria Pendzick

McGorry, an interdisciplinary artist, explores fragile geographies creating site-responsive mixed media works based in investigative and visual poetry. One of her works, Veil, stemmed from research around justice in the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda focusing on both survivors and perpetrators.

Prose writer and film photographer, her artistic works are in response to the people and places she encounters—near and far. Working from sensory impressions, she mulls over and considers the personal, cultural, and historical stories she has heard and engaged in. The ultimate artistic expression is then imagined from the discovery with some distance from the immersion.

In the case of her long-term project in Rwanda, McGorry chose to create an accordion style artwork, Veil, that leads the read/viewer to engage the trauma, loss, and desire for a personal story, through the experience as they walk alongside the 12-foot bookwork of images and prose poetry.

Most recently working in Quito, Ecuador, artists, artisans and writers welcomed her to create and explore with them side-by-side, not just visiting their studios and country. Her collaborations and discoveries with the artist cooperatives in Quito is on-going. Working again from sensory recall and imagination, she is in the process of working through adaptive materials and practices—film images, prose writing, audio recordings, textiles -- form and dimension.