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

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 )

ghosts of imaginary friends

 these last few months 

especially the weeks 

 and the days 

 have seemed like a collective challenge

and an experiment of how much one 

can endure

through all of this 

that is going on 

being in now 

in a world of uncertainties

for months

has found inspiration in visiting

imaginary friends , ghosts of the past

and memories of others

Ghost of ione

{gouache paint ink mixed media collage on paper}

 Imaginary friend

{gouache paint ink mixed media collage on old photograph}

these new pieces are quiet moments 

taking bits of contemplation

 to step away from the news of the world

 setting aside time 

 sitting in the studio each day

and visiting these friends 

A ghost and stairs

 A ghost 

An in-between the

dark days of

October November

mixed media collage gouache paint and ink on paper

by noelle maline

October ghost

I'm a ghost

 

October November 

the longest months

I'm a ghost

mixed media

gouache and paint on found cabinet card

a shadow , a ghost or a fragment of a lost sparkle

.. Perhaps a little bit of all of the above .

 It's not such a bad thing really .
It's actually quiet and comforting . I feel a bit like I'm floating
or drifting through no time and all time at the same time .
As if I can easily glide through spaces without really
being noticed . It's an inbetween-ness but everywhere
at the same time . I've also been reading and talking a lot about
signs , symbols and simply being aware of the quiet things that surround
us . The things that often are overlooked .

While organizing shelves and my new work/creative corner space ..
I pulled out three books .. off of the tall stack of books and magazines
that are on the floor next to my rust colored mohair sofa .

Songs they never play on the radio ,
The life and lies of an icon
and
The end .
Three bios about Nico .
{Which I will re read and revisit}

{ polaroid of Nico on the floor }

.. Side note ..
I've been spring cleaning a few other things like my website and
inspiration pages ..
http://www.noellemaline.com/
I'll show you more of the others later .


Listening to living room sounds in the background of the room ..


{ Nico 1967 }

'Perfect your gentle name ,
perfect your fragile life
bees , shadows , fire , snow ,
silence and foam combining
with steel and wire and
pollen to make up your firm
and delicate being .'

~Pablo Neruda
{from Tina Modotti's epitaph}
.. on the back of another book
in the same tall pile ..