Until...

We are pleased to present, Until..., an exhibition of object and video-based installations by artist and 2023 Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellow Lauren Kalman - born as a response to the loss of physical connection induced by the pandemic and soon evolving into an exploration the powerful and liberatory agency of our own bodies in shaping reality. Until… examines the desire to hold close; the ability to smother; cathartic glitch.

Until… originates from a series of live-actions:

first, clay vessels are wheel-thrown with traditional techniques, then distorted through being held or hugged to the body and to one another, the imprint and impact of the artist altering each vessel into its final form.

The series of black stoneware vessels and similarly formed / ‘mis-formed’ glass vessels are presented with a set of multi-channel videos, each video edited to present the performing body and vessels as a glitch, scrubbing forward and back in the video space. This digital glitch extends the action of misbehavior in the original action of distorting the vessels. Together, the physical objects and digital video acts as a meditation on mourning, destruction, control, care.

Curated in emerging cultural destination, Stanton Yards, the exhibition also examines the power of the individual in shaping the world around us, each vessel a reminder of the lasting imprint of our actions.