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Similarly to indigenous, ancient and mythical explanations of the origin of the universe, the cosmogonic connection to the world present in these bodies of work is translated by an attitude of understanding the world as one entity, which needs to be nurtured and respected in all its aspects; it is translated by a view of the world that does not put the human element above nature, and finds relevance in all small things.
“I find the most inspiration from the Venus of Willendorf because her body resembles my own. While this once-revered symbol of beauty, fetish, and fertility no longer aligns with the prevailing standards of beauty today, the bodies that resemble it didn’t go away.“
-Elisa Valenti
Casper’s work mounts a holistic approach to the universal aspects of the natural world that confront and astonish us. She reminds us that humanity’s roots too, are in the ground, and that we are also responsible stewarding the environment for generations to come.
Sunday August 8, 3:30pmCentrifugal Revolving by Hsiao-Chu (Julia) Hsia FiveMyles558 St Johns PlaceCrown Heights, Brooklyn FiveMyles gallery is excited to be hosting a public…
The actual plants we grew in the installation may look like a spark of hope within the detritus and pixel jungle but none of these plants are edible or medicinal, they’re poisonous. The hologram projections are the digital ghosts of existing plants that are medicinal: they are 3d scans of actual plants from my garden in France. There are three levels of reality within this piece, actual vegetation, our cardboard interpretation of it and digital data, merging into a relaxing but political landscape.
An evening of Performance Painting with live dance and improvised musical performances curated by Claire Zakiewicz
Join artist Nancy Azara for the opening reception of High Chair and Other Works at AIR Gallery Friday July 2nd, 12-6pm
In autumn of 2020, at the start of COVID’s second wave and the resulting mass quarantines, the artist co-op Temp Files began their biweekly…