Foam Portals in Notes For Tomorrow, Samuel Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz
Curated by Karlyn Benson and Independent Curators International
On view Saturday, June 17—November 2023
Descended Algae Veil (far left), 2023. Double-sided photographic sculpture. Archival inkjet print collage on canvas, hardwood, cable, quilt batting. 55” x 37” x 3”.
Fried Chicken Foam Portal (right), 2023. Double-sided photographic sculpture. Archival inkjet print on canvas, archival inkjet print on silk habotai, hardwood, cable, quilt batting. 60” x 40” x 3”.
The photographs depict phenomena of biofoam that accumulates from turbulent waterfalls, and algae growth dripping from hillside streams in upstate New York. These are ceiling-mounted works, inviting viewers to circle around the images on both sides.
