Michelle Segre “Driftloaf”
Derek Eller Gallery
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In Driftloaf, Michelle Segre creates simple but abject forms constructed from bread, stone, wire and papier mậché. Reminiscent of Yves Klein’s sea sponge sculptures or amateur driftwood assemblages, the sculptures continue Segre’s exploration of the mutation of living matter.
Earlier works meditated on fungal forms. Actual mushrooms and mushroom-like shapes were combined through an organic, additive process that operated much like a slowly sprawling mold. In the sculptures, fungus has been replaced with yeast as a point of interest; yeast has a genetic code which contains information handed down through millennia. In these sculptures, bread fragments are dried and drilled and become letters in an alphabet for a language of ancient origins.
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Schedule
from October 22, 2015 to November 21, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-10-22 from 18:00 to 20:00