The Ubiquitous Gaze of the Wallflower: Ariana Papademetropoulos
// Thursday, Oct 9 Amir Nikravan x Scott Benzel, at Various Small Fires, Hollywood. Citing Photoshop’s command collapsing visible layers into one conglomerate layer, Merge Visible features perception-bending 2D paintings & sculpture from Amir Nikravan. In the courtyard, Scott Benzel presents site-specific sound installations Inverted Capitol Spire, Programmatic Architecture Displacement 5-7, & the multi-channel piece Inversion V. opening […]
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Interior Void: a room for collaborative contemplation
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Exploring the tension between surface and substance through a multidisciplinary practice, David Lucien Matheke combines painting, kinetic sculptures, and participatory environments to create silent spaces for collective introspection. Invoking ideas of sterility and preservation through works on paper, mixed media sculpture, sound, and performance, Matheke culls inspiration from thinking about ‘the confrontation of mortality’ that haunts and guides a process informed from within. Whether […]