DENIZEN
2010
LOBOT Gallery
10,000 sq. feet
Artists: G. Cole Allee, Barry Beach, Lisa K. Blatt, Christopher Burch,
Ross Campbell, Matthew Cella, Brett Goodroad, Vita Hewitt, Elyse Hochstadt, Jeremiah Jenkins, Geraldine Lozano, John K. Melvin
Curator: Niki Shapiro
According to dictionary.com denizen is a noun meaning 1. An inhabitant; resident. 2. A person who regularly frequents a place; habitué. 3. An alien admitted to residence and to certain rights of citizenship in a country. 4. Anything adapted to a new place, condition, etc., as an animal or plant not indigenous to a place but successfully naturalized. The word originated in 1425-1475.
DENIZEN is a group exhibition that will foster interaction, encourage cross-pollination and offer an in depth view of current art practices. Comprised of MFA trained folk-artists, transformative experiences for visitors will be offered through interaction with space, artist and artwork.
The artists invited to participate in Denizen wrestle with notions of fragility, guidance, upheaval and habit. All part of this fluctuating moment in history, each artist examines social dynamics by merging material use, collaborative action and improvisation. The works included reflect contemplation empowered by shifting boundaries.
To expose historical setting, circumstances and perspectives the meta-narrative draws attention to the rhythms shaping daily activities and contemporary pressures which cause voluntary and involuntary movement. Observation of these habits allow them to be studied and categorized allowing these observations to link through larger patterns. From these insights, we can see migratory patterns as ephemeral notions described by metaphorical incarnations.
What is out of site is out of mind especially in a disposable culture. First and foremost communicators, as artists we subvert externalized processes by bringing them into the internal periphery. Like an arboretum, the gallery space will echo the movements of larger eco-systems within delineated space.
Ross Campbell, Matthew Cella, Brett Goodroad, Vita Hewitt, Elyse Hochstadt, Jeremiah Jenkins, Geraldine Lozano, John K. Melvin
Curator: Niki Shapiro
According to dictionary.com denizen is a noun meaning 1. An inhabitant; resident. 2. A person who regularly frequents a place; habitué. 3. An alien admitted to residence and to certain rights of citizenship in a country. 4. Anything adapted to a new place, condition, etc., as an animal or plant not indigenous to a place but successfully naturalized. The word originated in 1425-1475.
DENIZEN is a group exhibition that will foster interaction, encourage cross-pollination and offer an in depth view of current art practices. Comprised of MFA trained folk-artists, transformative experiences for visitors will be offered through interaction with space, artist and artwork.
The artists invited to participate in Denizen wrestle with notions of fragility, guidance, upheaval and habit. All part of this fluctuating moment in history, each artist examines social dynamics by merging material use, collaborative action and improvisation. The works included reflect contemplation empowered by shifting boundaries.
To expose historical setting, circumstances and perspectives the meta-narrative draws attention to the rhythms shaping daily activities and contemporary pressures which cause voluntary and involuntary movement. Observation of these habits allow them to be studied and categorized allowing these observations to link through larger patterns. From these insights, we can see migratory patterns as ephemeral notions described by metaphorical incarnations.
What is out of site is out of mind especially in a disposable culture. First and foremost communicators, as artists we subvert externalized processes by bringing them into the internal periphery. Like an arboretum, the gallery space will echo the movements of larger eco-systems within delineated space.
