Opening Reception | Join us Friday, December 15th for the opening reception of SPOTLIGHT/SEARCH by Maura Jasper.

At the furthest edge of an open horizon with miles of cornfields, brownfields, commercial plazas, and quiet downtown streets, two beams of light are pointed into the night sky. They rotate slowly, piercing the darkness and serving as a beacon for anyone who seeks to find them.

Spotlight/Search is about searching, being found, and finding beauty exactly where you are.
It is for Muncie, Indiana and inspired by Middletown, as they are not the same. 

Spotlight/Search took place in Muncie, Indiana July 14th, 2023 for 158 minutes. 

This work is part of the Middletown Film Project by Maura Jasper, an ongoing body of work inspired by the sociological studies of Helen and Robert Lynd titled Middletown, and the six-part documentary series of the same name produced by Peter Davis for PBS in 1982. Middletown Film Project reflects on the collective identity of Muncie as a highly studied community. Comprised of moving image, sound recordings, photographs, participatory events, and drawing, this new body of work explores the concept of “Middletown” as a myth in contention.