Craft Alliance in the Kranzberg Arts Center: Friday, 21 January 2011
Carrie Scanga: BREATHE
January 21 – April 24, 2011
FREE Opening Reception on Friday, January 21, 6-8pm
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12noon – 6pm; Sunday, 12noon – 5pm, Closed Monday and Tuesday
This exhibition is an exploration of space and the human experience. “Breathe includes a vast vaulted canopy made of tracing paper painted a brilliant saffron color and detailed with intaglio printed marks. The saturation of this hue is so amplified that viewers entering the space appear to be altered by reflective golden light. The radiant warm glow is an uplifting counterpoint to the palette and routine of daily life,” states Carrie Scanga. “I have always been fascinated by how changes in light make us see the familiar in a new way. My sculptural installations highlight the relationships between our internal physical sense of occupying bodies and our perceptions of occupying architectural interiors, as well as our present experience versus memory.”
Breathe is the staging ground for a participatory event titled exhale. In this event, hundreds of flat paper envelopes are inflated by gallery visitors and suspended in the installation. All are invited to participate and capture your single breath to be part of a collective group sigh. The artist will be on hand at 6 p.m. of the opening to kick off the exhale event.
January 21 – April 24, 2011
FREE Opening Reception on Friday, January 21, 6-8pm
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12noon – 6pm; Sunday, 12noon – 5pm, Closed Monday and Tuesday
This exhibition is an exploration of space and the human experience. “Breathe includes a vast vaulted canopy made of tracing paper painted a brilliant saffron color and detailed with intaglio printed marks. The saturation of this hue is so amplified that viewers entering the space appear to be altered by reflective golden light. The radiant warm glow is an uplifting counterpoint to the palette and routine of daily life,” states Carrie Scanga. “I have always been fascinated by how changes in light make us see the familiar in a new way. My sculptural installations highlight the relationships between our internal physical sense of occupying bodies and our perceptions of occupying architectural interiors, as well as our present experience versus memory.”
Breathe is the staging ground for a participatory event titled exhale. In this event, hundreds of flat paper envelopes are inflated by gallery visitors and suspended in the installation. All are invited to participate and capture your single breath to be part of a collective group sigh. The artist will be on hand at 6 p.m. of the opening to kick off the exhale event.
Craft Alliance in the Kranzberg Arts Center
501 N. Grand
St. Louis, MO 63103
www.craftalliance.org
(314) 534-7528
501 N. Grand
St. Louis, MO 63103
www.craftalliance.org
(314) 534-7528
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