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condensations
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CONDENSATIONS @ Centre CLARK, Montreal, May 23 - June 22, 2024
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EXHIBITION TEXT by Manel Benchabane
AUDIO DESCRIPTION by Jessie Stainton
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Condensations (when the light thing becomes heavy) , 2024
Off-cut maple, oak, & walnut, salvaged fibreglass reinforcement mesh, salvaged protective plastic mesh, salvaged polystyrene foam granules/ bean bag chair filling, leaves, cotton string, plastic cord, cardboard, salvaged air conditioner, degraded condenser fragments, salvaged metal angles
La Quotidienne et le frisson (is it being deep or becoming surface?), 2024
Salvaged lottery ticket paper, salvaged cardboard
Citadine Isolation (city girl esters are more sensitive to hydrolysis while city girl ethers are more sensitive to oxidation), 2024
Salvaged polyurethane insulation, repurposed diffusion acrylic, off-cut walnut, beeswax, olive oil
Contaminant Lung (hydrophilic blue scar tissue hug with heirloom), 2024
Salvaged condenser, salvaged polystyrene foam granules/bean bag chair filling, pearl
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The artist acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, and would like to thank Neil Klassen, Thea Yabut, Kelly Jazvac, Karen Lash, Diyar Mayil, jessie beier, Catlin W. Kuzyk, Rixt De Boer, Beth Stuart, Heather Davis, Manel Benchabane, & Kastella Mobilier for their support and contributions. IMAGES BY: Paul Litherland
