sound. maps . antenna

It is quiet between the walls

the layered textiles

the paper walls

there is a faint sound of strings

i think

and a hum in the clouds

I like the word melancholy

it has a little madness

part sadness

and part magic

I use my antenna to listen 

to the far away distance

the particles and static

 

Out of the shadows . Carter Burden Gallery NYC

a group exhibition that I am a part of

with a bunch of lovely artists

in New York!

stop by. come by

take a look

 

 

silence in the void . static

the absence of sound

the void

a room behind the wall

translating static and echoes

sound maps . static

paint and ink on gelatin silver prints

ela orleans . light at dawn

 

see sounds and hear shadows . static

only speak in whispers

with accumulated static

the sound of a short wave radio

between the walls

of the old apartment

paint, ink, gesso on gelatin silver print

I sent a piece off to New York today )

for a group show coming up

in the chelsea district 

working on a few more sound maps 

the one above is among them

a lovely piece by Jacques and Yvonne Lasry for you

 

a floating signal device . navigation

a floating device that serves as a marker or signal

typically used for navigation or warning purposes

paint ink pastel on paper

something i like to have on in the background

while working on things in the studio

and doing things around the house

as i move in and out of rooms and corners

somewhere in the back of my mind

 Claire

Until the End of the World

 

October exhibition in New York on the 11th floor . Past Perfect Present Tense

Orla's disguise

will be in the Past Perfect Present Tense 

as an honorable mention !

An Art Exhibition in New York City

At the Blanc Gallery

15 East 40th Street 11th Floor

New York, NY

October 17th - 30th

paint, ink, paper, old magazine, gelatin silver print on paper

A Nico Christa Paffgen side note ..

Secret side and Valley of the kings

Thank you for listening ~

 

I can hear a calliope . inside the paper walls

she worked as a switchboard operator

in a small cubicle in a small closet

in a corner of the room

they told her that her voice was appropriate

she dreampt of daydreams 

as a fanciful floating trapeze artist

with faint calliope sounds 

somewhere from the back of her mind

I can hear a calliope

inside the paper walls

paint ink pastel on paper

go back to your dream . the hidden sea

go back to your dream

your not here

you did not disappear

stories of a strange day

imaginary communication

 paint, gouache, gesso on paper

standing at the edge of the dark sea

i prefer the sea

in an empty landscape

thoughts from inside the walls

thoughts from inside the walls

of an old apartment 

the pipes and papers walls

the telephone lines

 

I'm a ghost

(gouache ink paint on gelatin silver print)

the ghosts of things

when one closes their eyes

the color of eigengrau

a little like the sound

of the void or static of in-between

 haunting moments like a time-lapse

blurred memories

of things before things

this short beautiful video is

constant reference somewhere in the back of my mind

a group exhibition in New York . out of the shadows

 Marvelous and exciting news!

a small door near the floor

she just got into a show in New York

at the Carter Burden Gallery

It will be in November and December

I'll get her ready and sail her off soon

out of the shadows

empty rooms 

awashed with static

small doors

and coded shapes

the ghost of things

and hidden languages