moveObjects On
September 3 - 29 2021
Quinn Buckler, Dana Buzzee, Julia Campisi, Kaley Flowers, Laura Hudspith, Mark Johnsen, KanikaXx, Ahreum Lee, Stephanie Ligeti, Owen Marshall, Morgan Melenka, Nik October, Sophia Oppel and Benjamin De Boer, KitKit Para, Hau Pham, Lauren Prousky, Tristan Sauer, Lisa Smolkin, Mercedes Ventura, Liu Wang, Sean Weisgerber, Graham Wiebe, B Wijshijer
Curated by Emma Green and Alison Postma
Video documentation by Miles Rufelds can be seen here.
moveObjects On is an exhibition that teases apart the ways in which we understand ourselves through the capitalist lens. the plumb is transformed into a retail-adjacent experience that pieces together the shopping experiences of our past, present and imagined future.
Photo documentation courtesy of Alison Postma; individual views of Sean Weisgerber’s work are courtesy of Toni Hafkenscheid
Kaley Flowers, wedge drip melt slip, 2021, 11.5 x 4.5 x 6”, ceramic, glaze, lustre, metal, epoxy, ash
Owen Marshall, NO! NO! NO!, 2021, 24 x 32", plywood, plexiglass, mylar, vinyl, led light strip
Julia Campisi, Sweet, Sweet Fantasy, 2021, 28 x 30 x 5”, hand-dyed acrylic
Lisa Smolkin, Back to the Future 4, 2021, multi-component installation
Sean Weisgerber, Price Per Square Inch series, 2021, 56 x 70”, acrylic on linen
Sophia Oppel & Benjamin de Boer, Reflection 1 and Reflection 2, 2020, 12 x 24” each, glass, acrylic medium, and Epson CrystalClear film
Lauren Prousky, These glinting bones will go in my place (final performance in soup), 2021, dimensions variable, plaster, acrylic, gloss varnish, clay, scrunchies, oil paint, spray paint, styrofoam, empty superglue tube, paper towel holder, pouring medium, wood, lamp stand, crayons, wire, sand, paper, house paint, masonite, tile, plastic tube, shell, keychains, boxes, thumbtacks, chains, tin foil, string, paper clip box, shower curtain rings, expanding foam, and Great Value Soup Mix
Nik October, Saving Place, 2021, 16 x 12”, stoneware objects
Ahreum Lee, I+CARE, 2020, 5 x 8”, book prints including drawings and texts
KitKit Para, The “Transitory” Iceberg, 2021, 52 x 20 x 62”, mixed media
Tristan Sauer, Black Power for Sale, 2021, 58 x 25 x 17”, used Tomy Gacha machine, PLA, plastic gacha capsules, photo paper
Dana Buzzee, Cum Hither, 2021, 92 x 71”, ethylene-vinyl acetate
KanikaXx, Verified, 2021, digital video, 1:33
B Wijshijer, Conduit - Filter - Source - Sink, 2021, video installation
Sean Weisgerber, Price Per Square Inch series, 2021, 35 x 28”, acrylic and ink on linen
Morgan Melenka, Fragment 2, 2019, 6 x 3 x 3", ceramic tile and grout
Morgan Melenka, Fragment 4, 2019, 8 x 3.5 x 1.5", ceramic tile, foam, and grout
Hau Pham, Please Respect Me, 2021, 16 x 32", printed cotton cover on pillow
Hau Pham, the least you could do is tuck me in, 2021, 24 x 30", oil on canvas
Mark Johnsen, Third Lot, 2019-20, 26 x 38”, lithograph, screen print, and monotype
Mercedes Ventura, The Sundew Mall / PoorConnections, various dimensions, web/sculpture installation; web viewable online: https://thesundewmall.com/
Mark Johnsen, Boundary Lot, 2019-20, 26 x 38”, lithograph, screen print, and monotype
Mark Johnsen, PNE Lot, 2020, 26 x 38”, lithograph, screen print, and monotype
Laura Hudspith, Bloom, multimedia living pond installation, 2021, 80 x 36 x 46.5”, stained glass, live algae, (Oscillatoria, Oedogonium, Closterium, Synedra, and Volvox), copper pipe and fittings, wood, vinyl, paint, silicone, UV lights, bubbler, water
Quinn Buckler, Body Burden IGA, 2021, 21 x 11 x 16”, white stoneware, found plastic, lint, vacuum dust, raw clay shavings, wildflower seeds, cornmeal, shoe polish, metal hardware
Quinn Buckler, Body Burden Sylvia Bougie, 2021, 17 x 8 x 8”, black stoneware, found plastic, lint, vacuum dust, raw clay shavings, wildflower seeds, cornmeal, shoe polish, metal hardware
Stephanie Ligeti, VS, 2021, 32 x 16”, oil on canvas
Stephanie Ligeti, Moss, 2021, 32 x 26”, oil on canvas
Stephanie Ligeti, Best Friends Forever, 2021, 32 x 24”, oil on canvas
Liu Wang, photograph from Dear Light series, 2020, 17 x 22”, pigment print on vinyl
Graham Wiebe, Pocket Meditation, 2021, 53 x 13 x 3”, jean pockets, nails, electric motors with gear reduction