Fugue States
March 21 - April 18, 2015
Groundspace Project, an alternative exhibition space in downtown LA
Fugues states are a disturbed state of consciousness in which the one affected seems to perform acts in full awareness but upon recovery cannot recollect them or remember who they were.
The exhibition Fugue States explores through painting, drawing, sculpture and installation trajectories in Pasadena traced by these artists through a series of personal projections, historic recollections and poetic reveries. Fashioning uncertain maps of personal terrains, that are laced with frequent mis-transcriptions due to engaging processes of abstraction, ellipsis, metonymy and abandon, the two artists create new pathways to understanding their traversed and constructed landscape.
The Fugue States consist in:
Sculpture with projection: aluminum, cast plastic, mirrored acrylic and digital loop, 11 x 20 x 6'
Metal wall works: acrylic paint, steel, mixed media approx. 48 x 72 x 6"
Paintings: acrylic paint, ink, steel and collage on Duralar mounted in clear acrylic frames, 14 x 17 x 2"
People in this state can suddenly and unexpectedly take leave of their usual physical surroundings and embark on a journey that can last as little as a few hours or as long as several months. During the fugue state, individuals completely lose their identity, later assuming a new one. They don’t know their real names or anything about their former lives, and they do not recognize friends or family. They may not even remember how they got to where they are.
