Event

Archive, Articulate, Alliterate, Activate: Transcribing the FormativePost an Event »

Aggregate Space Gallery

May 4 - May 12, 2012

Info

801 West Grand Oakland, CA 94607
Google Map »
During Oakland Art Murmur Aggregate Space is pleased to present "archive, articulate, alliterate, activate", a four person show of MFA candidates from California College of the Arts who are transcribing concepts of the formative. “Formative” carries universal meaning – as a juncture, moment and pivotal time of reflection, growth and passage – recalling the human connections of memory and social fabrics. This show is open to the public for only 2 consecutive Fridays, further reiterating the fleeting nature of history. Dalia Anani's installations challenge who can author history, question what form legitimate documentation can take, and encourage a do-it-yourself approach to archiving. For this exhibition, she is presenting two inter-related projects: The Museum of Social Extinction (MoSE) - dedicated to the sponsorship and support of emerging artists tackling social subject matters in danger of under/misrepresentation; The Library of Headdress - committed to the documentation of marginalized narratives which coincides with MoSE to chronicle artists’ works to contend as history. Andrea Gonzalez' installations speak to the tradition of women as vessels for familial histories. Using an archive of family photographs as source material for translucent slide projections, the fractal effects in her moving images recreate the layered web where these memories are contained. Leora Lutz’ current work contains an analytically derived color-code system, which she uses to transcribe lyrics and related text that pertains to loss and lorn, creating a visual map of the spaces left behind in the aftermath of listening to music. In addition, alternate pieces further make the ephemeral qualities of music evident by mapping their intangible qualities through the use of transitory material and process, specifically bleach and perforations. Neil Rivas' (Chocoto) art practice is informed by photojournalism and documentary work, comic books, kitsch, pedagogy as art, social justice, and his experience as part of the diaspora within the U.S. and the larger international community. For this exhibition, he is presenting "Como Michael Jackson," a work that deals with assimilation and is invested in the ritual of revisiting the ephemeral moment.