Beauty, Loss, Resilience What We Give Exhibition at Provincetown Commons
PROVINCETOWN MAGAZINE May 4, 2022 by Rebeca M Alvin
Show Girl of the Year 1937 (16×20”) by Ryan Landry, Courtesy of William Scott Gallery
When Randi Triant thinks about how her latest novel began, she realizes it goes way back. Although she started writing What We Give, What We Take (an excerpt from which is on page 14) about 20 years ago as a short story, its origins
go back to childhood.
“One of the classmates that I had in elementary school with me contracted polio, which was very rare at that time, because we were all vaccinated for many years [by then]… So
I always thought, ‘why did that happen?’ And I have no idea why it happened, but it stuck with me even as a kid,” she recalls.
Clown White (Mixed media on paper, 28×30”) by Laurence Young, Courtesy of Ray Wiggs Gallery
“I wanted to give back a little bit to the community,” says Triant. “The themes are about loss and survival and disability and age. So I decided I would approach the Commons and ask them if they would be willing to let me have the community room. And I would build an art exhibit around the themes of the book.”
