<p>"Katy, Bedroom" by Wayne Bund, part of the "Mimesis" exhibition at KALA. This simple portait depicts Katy in her bedroom.</p>

ASTORIA KALA welcomes Portland-based interdisciplinary artist Wayne Bund, the marketing and communications coordinator at Pacific Northwest College of Art, during the Astoria Second Saturday Art Walk, 5 p.m. Saturday, April 13. 

Bund’s exhibition, Mimesis is a show of 20 photographs that document gay/queer people in their 20s and 30s living in Portland. The exhibition pairs two photographs of each subject: a simple portrait of the subject in their bedroom and a second portrait of the person in a constructed “fantasy set.” Choosing a childhood fantasy, a fantasy set is prepared using materials (cardboard, paper mache, tempera) that speak to childhood play.

This project seeks to find a common history in queer people and to take a private world and find power in releasing it into the public sphere, showcasing the power within the imagination of individuals.

Art walk-goers can meet the artist from 5 to 8 p.m. A community dance with disco-oriented tunes will follow from 8:30 p.m. to midnight, celebrating queer culture. All are welcome. There will be no cover and a no-host cocktail bar.

KALA is located at 1017 Marine Drive in Astoria. For more information, call 503-338-4878.