Chris Jorden: Reflection on Impact

OPENING ON: February 1st FRIDAY, 7:00 - 11:00PM. ON VIEW THRU February 27th, 2013.

Chris Jordan: Reflection on Impact
OPENING ON: February 1st FRIDAY, 7:00 - 11:00PM.
ON VIEW THRU February 27th, 2013.

This mixed-media installation uses reflection and project to create a meditative environment for viewers to consider the impact of individual will on a system. Visitors are encouraged to toss a penny into a pond. The disruption of the coin toss on the water juxtaposes individual action against a neutral system at equilibrium. The playful nature of the installation, tossing a penny to make a wish, places individual desire in the context of both time and impact - ultimately the pool will return to the calm state in which it began absorbing desire with ambivalence. The video projection on to the pool of the viewer’s environment, NYC, toys with the double nature of the experience of life in the city. By positioning individual desire in the context of the vastness of the urban experiences, Jordan simplifies the conversation to its fundamental elements: water, light, time and money. Materials: projector, reflecting pond (wood, plastic, water), computer, bucket, pennies, 3d camera

Chris Jordan explores the medium of light, movement, and time through the use of technology. His installations have appeared at the Moma, The New Museum, The Whitney, The Museum of Natural History, The Chelsea Museum, Times Square, numerous galleries and clubs; and the incidental spaces in between. The common elements that define Chris’ work include explorations into memory, photography, film, interactivity, and projections. By examining the political and social implications technology has on us through a diversity of media, his work challenges the viewer to redefine perceptions of audience and performer, community and spectacle.

 Note: There are no images for this show. It must be seen live.