“Illuminated Station” takes us to the past when Greenport and the North Fork of Long Island were home to farmers, fishermen, storekeepers, and railroad workers. Today Greenport is the hub of a growing population of year-round and seasonal residents, an artists' haven and departure point for vacation spots nearby. Anita Thacher creates evocative light-works - art whose effect is created through electrical illumination. At Greenport, she used numerous lighting techniques. The stationhouse's roof is outlined with LED illumination in blue, and the areas surrounding the building are given a deeper blue light. From inside the building comes a yellow glow suggesting candlelight or gaslight. On the station walls and roof, projected light forms images of an indigenous pictograph from the area, emphasizing the importance of the first people to live on Long Island. Through each element of Thacher’s installation the past meets the present and a special place in the community is made more meaningful by the artist. 

Anita Thacher (1940 – 2017) was a New York-based artist recognized for her work across a variety of media, including painting, video, photography, and installation. Using different materials, Thacher explored issues of spatial and personal perception. Themes of memory, childhood, and domestic life are reoccurring throughout her practice. Her works have been featured in exhibitions at many cornerstone New York arts institutions, including the Whitney Musuem of American Art and MoMA PS1 to name a few. Today, her works reside in the permanent collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the J. Paul Getty Museum, among many others.