Softlab presents CHROMAesthesiae

CHROMAesthesiae from SOFTlab on Vimeo.

Opening Friday March the 19th, 2010 at 7pm. On display through April 5th 2010

size: ~12'x10'
materials: 12mil high gloss photo inkjet paper, binder clips, acrylic

fabrication: laser cut acrylic and photo paper

SOFTlab's latest installation, CHROMAesthesiae, arrives at Devotion just in time for spring. CHROMAesthesiae is a flourishing landscape of color, blooming across the ceiling in high contrast-gradated clusters. This installation is an investigation on the spatial and chromatic perception of space. SOFTlab uses modularity as a core modality in order to generate complexity from repetitive form, allowing for rapid expansion or contraction of every piece created. With the motto, "everything changes," the ability to adapt and grow conceptually underpins their entire body of work. This customizable installation is made of discrete, laser cut paper structures held together with binder clips: everyday objects are repurposed and precisely recombined. Forms evolve and shift color throughout the exhibition.

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Unsound Festival Photographs by Stephen Cardinale

Opening Friday February the 19th, 2010 at 7pm. On display through February 28th 2010

The Unsound Festival is a Polish Based Festival taking place since 2003. Over the last two weeks, events and exhibitions occurred around New York City in multiple venues involving dozens of artists. Stephen Cardinale was the festival's official photographer, however his photos go beyond just documentation. The images themselves are mysterious and enigmatic much like Cardinale's original photographic prints. 

ARTIST STATEMENT

These are photographs of artists. 
They are intended to summon vivid recollections of the performances of New York's Unsound Festival. As our minds mold our impressions, the photograph stands in as a tangible representation of experience. While viewing these images, our memories will re-formulate to create new interpretations. For those not present, these photographs will inevitably shape the imagination's projection of the events.
Thank you to the artists for allowing this cooperative effort to unfold. 

ARTIST BIO

Stephen Cardinale is a personal journalist. His work captures the critical moments that make an experience memorable. He produces photographs that rely on chance and intuition, while deconstructing conventional photographic techniques. Through the static image, he dictates personal experience from within his community. 
A New York native, Stephen went West to receive a B.F.A. in Film Studies from the University of Colorado. He now resides in Boulder.

This exhibition at Devotion Gallery is co-preseneted by the Polish Cultural Institute in New York. 

Unsound Festival New York, Presented by:
Fundacja Tone, the Polish Cultural Institute in New York and the Goethe-Institut New York
 

In Cooperation With:
Trust for Mutual Understanding, German Federal Foreign Office, the City of Krakow, Krakow Festival Office, Romanian Cultural Institute New York, Austrian Cultural Forum, Consulate General of Finland in New York, Pro Helvetia, Netherlands Consulate-General in New York, Fonds Pop Over Zee
Anticipate Label, Beyond Booking, The Bunker, Devotion Gallery, EMF – Electronic Music Foundation, Film Comment selects, Halcyon, ISSUE Project Room, Kiss and Tell, Treehouse, Wordless Music, Communikey, Todays Art, ICAS – International Cities of Advanced Sound
Media Partners: Brooklyn Vegan, The Fader, Last.FM, Little White Earbuds, The Onion, A.V. CLUB New York, Resident Adviser, Self-Titled, URB, XLR8R

Unsound Festival is festival based out of Poland. http://unsound.pl/