Mosquitoes, Hebrew, the Deluge
Mosquitoes, Hebrew, the Deluge (January 11 - 16, 2010)
an audio-visual installation by Shalom Gorewitz
chashama Window Space, 266 West 37th Street
www.gorewitz.com
shalom@gorewitz.com chashama Window Space, 266 West 37th Street
between 7th and 8th Avenues, A/C/E/1/2/3 to 34th Street, N/R/Q/W/7 to Times Square; M16, M34 buses to 8th Ave, M10, M20 to 36th Street
Mosquitoes, Hebrew, the Deluge
an audio-visual installation by Shalom Gorewitz
January 11 - 16, 2010
Hours TBA
This installation features the sounds of mosquitoes, flowing water, Hebrew letters and Jewish references being read aloud out of context by Jewish Ghanaians (mostly in Africa), all in sync to the 3-minute video playing in the space. Much of the material was recorded in Ghana during a field trip in October 2009. There will also be text with scientific information concerning mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. The overall narrative is one of eradication, excavation and reunion.
Designers: Fabrice Climent & Christen Clark
Biologist: Kofi Owusu-Daaku
FREE and open to the public
www.gorewitz.com | shalom@gorewitz.com
details "I have been frustrating art historians when I ask if there are any mosquitoes in art history. African symbols are known to include mosquito-like designs. The vampire is a personification of the mosquito and has been explored in Western art, especially literature and film. This project might be the first to focus on mosquitoes as a subject for art." artist statement
an audio-visual installation by Shalom Gorewitz
chashama Window Space, 266 West 37th Street
www.gorewitz.com
shalom@gorewitz.com chashama Window Space, 266 West 37th Street
between 7th and 8th Avenues, A/C/E/1/2/3 to 34th Street, N/R/Q/W/7 to Times Square; M16, M34 buses to 8th Ave, M10, M20 to 36th Street
Mosquitoes, Hebrew, the Deluge
an audio-visual installation by Shalom Gorewitz
January 11 - 16, 2010
Hours TBA
This installation features the sounds of mosquitoes, flowing water, Hebrew letters and Jewish references being read aloud out of context by Jewish Ghanaians (mostly in Africa), all in sync to the 3-minute video playing in the space. Much of the material was recorded in Ghana during a field trip in October 2009. There will also be text with scientific information concerning mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. The overall narrative is one of eradication, excavation and reunion.
Designers: Fabrice Climent & Christen Clark
Biologist: Kofi Owusu-Daaku
FREE and open to the public
www.gorewitz.com | shalom@gorewitz.com
details "I have been frustrating art historians when I ask if there are any mosquitoes in art history. African symbols are known to include mosquito-like designs. The vampire is a personification of the mosquito and has been explored in Western art, especially literature and film. This project might be the first to focus on mosquitoes as a subject for art." artist statement
