recorders . devices . static . sound maps

mapping imaginary sounds

and decoding shadows and echoes

the stories once told

sound maps in the studio

recording silent walls

and taking notes of 

secret languages

signals and wires

listening devices

the people we wish we knew

but never did

 

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 

Exhibition in New York

You are invited !

Opening reception

September 23, 5-9pm

Roots Exhibition

A group show at the\

~Gallery Azulejo~

154 Orchard Street, New York, NY

Art by Artists from around the Globe

A few of my pieces will be in the show )

(Her friend came to see her . 

paint and ink on gelatin silver print )

(By the time you read this . 

paint and ink on gelatin silver print )

~Gallery Azulejo~

~The SeeMe Community~

 

Claire walked home . and some bedroom film nights

Painted this lovely one of Claire

over the last few days 

There is a factory in the distance 

and a simple communication station

over there

(Claire walked home is painted with gouache, ink, 

gesso and collage on paper)

I have been revisiting some favorite

films from my dusty dvd collection

always being completely engulfed

by the inspiration from the layers of 

textiles, textures and tones

The other night I watched 

Dorthy Parker and the Vicious Circle

over two nights

And then Henry and June

which I never get tired of

 

 

Orla's disguise . Radio tower

I have been working in the studio

on these pieces 

two fans on 

and listening to

Bryan Ferry

(Orla's disguise . gouache gesso ink gelatin silver print on paper )

and in the other room 

at the same time

radio nostalgia

is playing in the distance

( Radio tower . gouache gesso ink on paper )

also .. an old friend of mine 

sent this to me 

and I have watched it on

repeat several times in the last few days 

dancing club nights 

memories of this sound

puts me in a happy place )

floating . with the shadow

I have lost friends , some by death ...

others through sheer inability to cross the street .

~ Virginia Woolf

paint and ink on gelatin silver print 1930's

and

paint and ink on old book pages

the road and the mountain

when I first watched movie The Mountain

I remember the long quiet moments

staying with me the most

the entire movie seems to have

that sort of lingering tone

I made this while I was watching 

it the second time 

layering the images and sounds

which created more of a memory

 the long moments staring out 

the window

on unfamiliar roads 

 

Henry Darger and the girls in the floor rugs

.. They attempt to get away by rolling

themselves in floor rugs 

inspiration for the day ˚˙•

 

gold behind their eyes

Gold behind their eyes

 a halo of transmitters on their heads

staring into recorded memories 

of the places in a beforeland 

it's the end of October 

 thinking of all the other Octobers 

when no one was watching 

when things were experienced 

and rarely documented 

 

. recorders for eyes .

recording memories 

and eavesdropping on dreams

somewhere in the back of my mind

her eyes are recorders

{layered painting collage on paper}

somewhere in the back of someone else's dreams ..

sounds of movements

 

a story of a diorama of an art exhibition

when I lived in Portland

I opened a small art gallery and museum

called  Musee16  ~A diorama of an art exhibition 

{art by Chris Lawson}

it was on the corner of 16th street 

in an old pharmacy 

next to a happy creperie

everyday I looked forward to sitting in the

calm gray blues of the walls

surrounded by old windows

that the rain would pour down on

listening to things like Moondog ,

Red Norvo , Francois de Roubaix

and Syd Barrett and installing artworks

while the streetcars would pass by

organizing objects and collections of things  ,

 rotating themes and collaborating

with so many splendid artists

getting to meet the inspiring

people that would wander in out of the rain

and share their interesting stories

 

{art by Chaim Garcia}

some of the artists and I

would trade pieces when the exhibit had ended 

I still have a piece by Chris and one of Chaim's pieces

up on my wall 

now in my living room