David Mamo's work is at once ancient and modern. In his sculptures, past and present are one. Working with wood, stone,bronze, bone, lead, teeth, fur and metal, he combines organic and man-made materials, juxtaposing the elements that conspire to make us human. But if you look closely, some of what appears to be organic (ie: teeth) are in fact created by the artist. This "trick" illuminates
Mamo's interest in the melding of form and function. Even his large sculptures, evoking the human figure, illustrate this point for what is more functional yet so strange and beautiful as the human body?

Mamo's works appear to be filled with the literal and figurative contents of one's head; there are bones and teeth, photographs float like distant memories, and objects, both found and created, some useful some fanciful, are like the fruits of an archeological dig of the soul. The arrangements of these pieces work together to form a dream, a dream of an imagined life. Just as words are arranged to create a narrative, the contents of these works of art create their own story and like all the best narratives, it is at once specific and universal

The Schoolhouse is located at 494 Commercial Street, in Provincetown's historic East End Gallery District. The galleries are open daily from 11, and always by appointment. For information, please call Michael Carroll at (508) 487.4800. xt 105