THEY CALL IT A 'THIN PLACE'

by Kira Crugnale


FEBRUARY 5TH 2012 - MARCH 31ST 2012 @ CONSPIRACY CULTURE



Kira Crugnale completed her BFA in Photography at Ryerson University in 2011. A commercial & fine art photographer, her work has been published in a number of reputable print and web magazines, and exhibited in galleries throughout the greater Toronto area.


THEY CALL IT A 'THIN PLACE'

In 1848, Kate and Margaret Fox reported a number of mysterious “rappings” in their family’s New York home. While the noises continued, the two devised a method by which to interact with their ghostly presence, asking “him” questions and, allegedly, receiving answers. Kate and ‘Maggie’ Fox would eventually go on to become one of the most important names in the creation of the religious Spiritualist movement.

Spiritualism, a monotheistic belief system surrounding the concept of a life beyond death, flourished in the years spanning 1840-1920, and remains a fighting force in a number of communities throughout the world today. Over the years, the religion has been criticized for having fraudulent origins and has been the subject of investigation by a number of scientific authorities.

They Call It A ‘Thin Place’ seeks to investigate properties of Lily Dale, New York—one of the oldest remaining Spiritualist communities in America, as well as the home of the Fox family. Referred to as a ‘thin place’, Lily Dale is perceived as an area where the barrier between human certainty and spiritual verities is so thin that one is able to see beyond our world and into another. For years (and with a number of historical evidences), spirits have been invited into the spaces documented, to speak and exist freely amongst the living.

The photographs presented seek to blur the lines between the uncanny and the mundane—focusing not only on the objects in view, but those which stretch beyond reaches of the human eye.


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They Call It A 'Thin Place' exhibit features 14 unique pieces.