Valeska Soares "Vaga Lume"
Eleven Rivington
This event has ended.
The exhibition is concurrently on view with a show of new sculptural works and wall installations at Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, on view from February 18 March 21, 2010.
"Vaga Lume" is comprised of thousands of individual porcelain sockets and commercial bulbs of warm yellow light anchored overhead into the gallery ceiling; each of the lights may be turned on or off by a beaded chain which extends vertically from the ceiling towards the floor. These chains fill the space completely, creating a repeated series of veils that one has to move through. As the viewer navigates the space, he or she becomes a performer that activates the work by pulling on the chains to turn the lights on and off; by changing the pattern of lights, the viewer creates a changing composition of visual illumination. Vaga Lume exists in time as it changes constantly. Soares describes one’s physical experience of Vaga Lume as “almost like being in the middle of a waterfall, looking at constellations in the sky.” In Portuguese, Vaga Lume refers to a light that is subtle, wandering, vague and transient.
[Image: Valeska Soares "Vaga Lume" (2006, installation view) Mixed media installation, Dimensions variable]
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Schedule
from February 28, 2010 to April 11, 2010
February 28th 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Opening Reception on 2010-02-28 from 17:00 to 19:00