“A Fractured Sigh” Exhibition

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Curated by Charlotte Bravin Lee and Chiara Mannarino

While the concept of touch has been explored in many of the creative responses to this moment, breath remains largely neglected despite the critical role it has played in all of this year’s major events. At this juncture, our breath and communication have been stifled, contained, and driven to adapt. Albeit one of the most innate acts of life for both humans and nature alike, breathing has suddenly become unnatural and fear-inducing. No longer serving as a universal connector in the way it did before, it has, instead, transformed into an individual process that has the potential to harm if made communal. Through artworks that engage with ideas of contamination, constraint, pause, interiority, reflection, and longing, this exhibition poetically evokes the concept of breath within the context of this extraordinary time.

Curators:
Charlotte Bravin Lee is a visual artist and make-up artist in New York City. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in art history from Kenyon College with a minor in studio art.

Chiara Mannarino is an independent curator and art historian. She holds a Master’s degree in History of Art from The Courtauld Institute of Art in London and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Media Studies from Vassar College.