EXPO ‘ONoff’ – SooLOCAL, Minneapolis (USA) – 24 Avril 2014
ONoff: An Exhibition of Makers that work ON and off the body
jeudi 24 avril 2014 – 18:00 – 21:00 (CDT)
This exhibition will be presented at SooLOCAL: A Division of Soo Visual Arts Center to run in conjunction with the 2014 SNAG conference in Minneapolis, MN.
image details: Manuela Jimenez - Right: Casi… 2013 / Left: She is Getting Lighter 2012
One would expect Jewelry artists to be limited to objects of personal adornment, but many contemporary makers in this field have gone beyond the constraints of functionality to pursue conceptual interests in areas such as photography, kinetics and sculpture.This exhibition seeks makers whose work demands exploration both on and off of the body. What happens when a metalsmith goes beyond the boundaries of the wearable? How does the work change when function and jewelry mechanics no longer need to be considered? Can the conversation continue seamlessly from a necklace into an installation or sculpture? The exhibition will feature two works by each artist selected: one piece of jewelry or wearable object and one piece that shifts in scale, medium or material in order to further investigate their ideas.Juror: Susie GanchSusie Ganch is currently Associate Professor and Head of the Metals Program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She is also Director of Radical Jewelry Makeover, an international traveling community jewelry mining and recycling project. Exhibition Organizers: Sarah Holden and Kat Cole
ONoff Exhibition Artists : Katja Toporski — Lisa Phelps-Havelin — Rachel Timmins — Manuela Jimenez — Kelly Mccallum — Brooke Swanson – Gabriel Craig — Heejin Hwang — Caitie Sellers — Melissa Cameron — Stephanie Lynn Voegele — Billie J. Theide — Masako Onodera — Evin Dubois — Jill Gower — Alexis Archibald – April Wood — Demi Thomloudis — David Choi — Sarah Holden — Kat Cole
