Visit the Northborough Free Library on Wednesday October 18 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm to celebrate photographer Susan Ogar’s exhibit “Picturing the Past: Westborough State Hospital.”
Excerpts from Susan’s statement about the exhibit: “I stumbled upon the Westborough State Hospital and became enamored with how nature was taking back the abandoned property… Some of the structures had partially collapsed roofs and plants could be seen growing inside. I titled one of my photographs ‘If These Walls Could Talk.’ What stories would the hundreds of patients and healthcare workers tell? … Once proud-looking buildings and later decaying shells. I saw the beauty in both. There was such allure in nature taking back the land. Plants and trees literally reclaim the property. My hope is the images of beautifully conflicted history in the exhibit make the viewer think and feel.”
On display in the library meeting room October 2023.
Read Susan’s full statement at her page for the exhibit: https://www.susanogarphotography.com/picturing-the-past/