'just wait until next year' reads as both mantra and title of conceptual artist and photographer Simone Fischer's solo exhibition, opening April 6th at after / time Collective Gallery. The suite of works on display reflects Fischer’s arduously detailed practice of etching imagery onto large-scale steel plates as an exercise of reflection and clarity. The nuanced hues of blacks and grays reveal careful subtlety even in their neutrality while Fischer’s own hand in the craft expertly navigates the tenacity of the process. Fischer explores photography and the poetics of steel as an elemental relative connecting the relationship between blood, bodies, memory and iron. This exhibition exists as a reminder to remain resilient and see the opportunity for growth in moments of spiraling uncertainty. While the present may at times appear obscured, much like revealing the layers in a steel etching, there is light underneath the surface.

This exhibition is inspired by femme mobility and supports women and families seeking safety and independence from domestic abuse. just wait until next year has partnered with the Raphael House of Portland and 50% of all proceeds from this exhibition will be donated to the organization.

This exhibition was generously supported by The Hallie Ford Foundation and Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA). In conjunction, programming will include an artist panel talk hosted on April 8 ~ 2023 at 12:00 PM between Simone Fischer & Quinn Wilson of Raphael House, moderated by curator Luiza Lukova.