As our lives are increasingly consumed and our actions dictated by mediated experiences, dominated by screens, regulated by algorithmic determinacy, and divorced from the physicality of our world, the work of artists engaged in process-based practices remind us of the importance of making and doing as a pathway to meaning, learning, and growth. Favoring fluidity, collaboration, and collective work, the eight artists included in The path guides the meaning see opportunities in the everyday – relying upon quotidian materials and processes – and thoughtful collaboration with people in their communities. They produce works that challenge our contemporary tendency towards isolation and the technologically prescribed, foregrounding communal and shared experiences. In so doing, they pursue new forms of engagement with the world around us.
The exhibition concludes with a new performance (31 August, 6pm) by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs entitled O Virgos Splendens. Riggs’ practice encompasses voice, music, scent, and performance with an ever-evolving community of collaborators, including Myisha Battle, Rumi Koshino, and Susan Riggs.
