In Christina Kerns’s exhibition but like forever, she fills the gallery with images/objects that celebrate collecting. Kerns captures images and objects from her life, like a portrait of her dog, a grouping of rabbit’s feet, and landscapes visited. The base criteria for the collection of works in the show are that they are personal, accessible and fleeting. Kerns provides the viewer entry into the works by referencing known modes of display of collections with the use of shadow boxes, as well as tourist trap kitsch and popular craft with lenticular images and beaded portraits.
