Arboreal Anxieties
Arboreal Anxieties | Mary Ivy Martin
January 29, 2016 - February 13, 2016
chashama 266
266 West 37th Street (between 7th and 8th ave.)
New York, NY
Nearest Trains: A, C, E, 1, 2, 3
Hours: Friday - Saturday, 12-6pm
Opening Reception: Friday, January 29, 6-8pm
Performance: Saturday, February 13, 4pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, February 13, 6-8pm
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During the exhibition, the gallery will become a studio as artist Mary Ivy Martin deconstructs discarded Christmas trees and transforms them into wearable sculptures. Once completed, Martin will take to the streets while wearing her sculptures where she will ritualistically return to the sites where the discarded trees were found — Martin and the trees embody each other, and the tree is re-animated with a new form of life.
Arboreal Anxieties is an attempt to relate to the natural world through photography, performance, and sculpture. Martin offers an intimate view of her practice to observers and unsuspecting passersby.
The performance will culminate on the final day of the exhibition when Martin will display the tree sculptures and other documentation of her performance. Through her work, Martin strives to find a place for nature in her own life while finding a place for herself in the world — a sense of belonging. Martin's approach to the ecological is highly personal, and speaks to interpersonal relationships as well.
Recent press about this project at Time Out New York, Arte Fuse, and DNAinfo.
About the Artist:
Mary Ivy Martin collaborates with natural materials to confront a disconnection with nature in daily life. Martin received her MFA from SUNY Purchase and BFA from the Unviersity of Arizonea. She has exhibited in New York, Berlin, and Toronto, and participated in residency programs at I-Park (Connecticut), Art Farm (Nebraska), Sproutbau (Germany), and the School of Visual Arts (New York). Her practice is currently based in Brooklyn, where she continues her ongoing exploration of nature in a dense urban environment.
To schedule a visit, please contact: maryivymartin@gmail.com
