‘Vessel for memory’

“The Escapist” (wood, steel, acrylic, paper, brass, polystyrene), by Seth Clark, in the show “Home Sweet, Somewhere,’’ at the Lamont Gallery, Exeter, N.H., Sept. 1-Nov. 21.

The gallery explains that this is a “contemporary exploration of the spaces we call home.’’ The architecture around us becomes a “vessel for memory, emotion, and our subconscious.’’ The nuanced layers of the spaces we occupy “create a sense of being lived in as they simultaneously mirror and extend into our identities over time. While everyone understands ‘home’ differently, the feelings we invest in our surroundings are something we can all connect with.’’

Investigating American identity

The gallery, part of the famous prep school in Exeter, N.H., says the show “features provocative works by Becky Alley and Melissa Vandenberg, who use common domestic items to explore themes of patriotism, war, and commemoration in our current cultural environment. Whether tongue-in-cheek, or an outright adverse critique, the artists focus on American identity, and our relationship to what we believe and why.’’