Dillon Gallery USA | New York | Chelsea
NOVEMBER
17, 2016-JANUARY 13, 2017
Dillon +
Lee is pleased to present our inaugural exhibition "Pendulum,"
showcasing new works by Japanese artist Mami Kosemura.
In her new
eponymous video installation, Mami Kosemura sought to create a mysterious and
unrealistic atmosphere, while using a real structure as its basis. This
structure is the main salon of the Dillon + Lee townhouse, where Kosemura spent
the summer. The artist wanted to abide by two self-induced rules: first to make
the content of her video and the installation be of the same place. The second
rule was to introduce movement, but one that is simple and rhythmic, as in a
pendulum. In the installation, two mirrors in the main salon are turned into
projection screens to display the videos shot in the room. The video shows the
space of the salon, as a mirror would reflect it, but Kosemura's alternative
version depicts the interior sliding horizontally from left to right, and right
to left at regular intervals. Kosemura has decided to incorporate the errors
that happens inevitably during a video editing process to further disorient the
viewer.
In gallery
b, Kosemura will be showing a new series of photographs called Objects - New
York where she has created a set that imitates still life paintings in the
style of the Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbaran (1598-1664). Kosemura has
been collecting various objects from the streets and thrift shops in New York.
She only collected objects that were completely alien to her, unaware of what
they are or what is their function. The process of finding these objects was
sort of like being a New York archeologist for Kosemura, since it is her first
time ever living in this city. Though to an American viewer these objects may
be familiar, Kosemura's arrangement of them may create a sense of freshness or distance.
Contact
details
555 West
25th Street , Chelsea - New York, NY, USA 10001
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