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Alter Space
March 28 - May 2, 2015Info
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http://alterspace.co/
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(415) 735-1158
Reception
March 28, 2015 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Alter Space proudly presents Continuum, an exhibition in painting and sculpture by Jamie Emerick, featuring a participatory performance series from Malaise Airways.
Continuum refers to transitory states where the exhibition’s components seek a place between loss, renewal, inquiry, and possibility. The front half of the gallery combines Emerick’s painting and sculpture. These pieces are a contemplation on the wear of personal histories and the traces of everyday routine. Emerick’s works convey an expansive and eternal atmosphere through calm yet vital gestures of drawing and obscuring.
In second half of the gallery, Emerick and her co conspirators, Malaise Airways, have built an installation that asks for deep exploration. The gallery has been divided into various rooms, each engaging you through visuals, sonics, and performance. Enter the ticket office then be lifted to that moment before you realize you’re dreaming. Wake up, a narrow aisle takes you through areas that inspire adoration, personal examination, and relaxation. The airplane door is open, so you proceed into an unfamiliar room, culminate in the red carpet lounge. Do you have any baggage you wish to declare?
Continuum also includes three private dinner and performance events to be held at the gallery. Please inquire early to book your ticket or visit online at MalaiseAirways.com.
Jamie Emerick was born in Boulder, Colorado. She received her BA from St. Olaf College during which time she met Rose Shakinovsky and Claire Gavronsky on a study abroad semester in Florence. She has continued to study with them for the past 15 years in Italy, South Africa and the United States. Jamie graduated with an MFA from California College of the Arts last year and is happy to call San Francisco home. Her current projects include paintings and sculpture as well as costume and stage design for various companies across the country.
Malaise Airways is a performance group that offers non-stop flights from San Francisco to the afterlife. The group explores the spaces between life and death, and what it means to be mortal. Members include Rebecca Williams, Jumana Nabati, Kirra Swenerton, Tanja Palmers, Issac Roth, Michel Nabti, Xander Bremer, Trevor Jones, Robert Hickling, Victoria Mercedes, and Jamie Emerick.
