All That Is Seen And Unseen
Shrines. Wood, fabric, hacked walkie talkies.
Projection on St. Cornelius Chapel. Processing.
Projection on St. Mary's Church in New Orleans. Processing.
Anachronistic Slavic wedding crown.
Performance / software. Processing, costume, tea and mugwort.
Performance / software. Processing. Photo: Harriett Bailey.
Proto Litera. Typeface.
East Meets West. Walking simulator in Unity and VR.
Wedding crown / costume / ancestor.
Pająk (folk art) with military radio antenna. Consecration- image series in the background.
Website.
2022-2023
Solo show on Governor's Island
"All That Is Seen And Unseen," a solo art exhibition by Amelia Marzec at Flux Factory on Governors Island, opens Saturday August 19, 2pm-5pm. The exhibition presents a collection of objects on the topic of a "queer technological Eastern European diaspora."
The installation includes: shrines that broadcast coming out stories over Family Radio Service; a typeface inspired by an AI's opinion of early Slavic writing systems; a sculpture that listens for military aircraft through a radio hidden in a folk art ceiling decoration; and digital photographs that depict the body in ritual garments from Pagan marriage and Catholic priesthood.
Software with imagery based on traditional papercuts, depicting women’s bodies, weapons, and pre-Christian symbols, will be shown. It will also be projected on church buildings and institutional architecture during the run of the show, in conjunction with the Island Luminaria exhibition.
Additionally, a virtual reality piece will be presented at Harvestworks. It is a walking simulator filled with impotent paper-doll tanks.
Events from August 19-October 17, 2023
Exhibition Hours at Flux Factory: August 19-October 8, Saturdays and Sundays, noon-5pm
Opening at Flux Factory: Saturday, August 19th, 2-5pm, with an artist talk at 3pm
Projections on St. Cornelius Chapel, across from Flux Factory: Saturday, August 19th, 7-8pm
VR installation at Harvestworks: September 1-October 17, Fri, Sat, Sun 11am-5pm
Projections as part of the Flux Factory Island Luminaria parade: Sunday, September 3, 7:30-10pm
Papercutting workshop with RISE Rockaway: Saturday, September 23, 10am-1pm
Meet the Artist Day at Harvestworks: September 23, 2pm-5pm.
Closing party at Flux Factory: Saturday, September 30th, 12-5pm.
Additional pop-up projection evenings may or may not be announced.
Locations
Flux Factory on Governors Island
Colonels Row House 404A
New York, NY 10004
https://www.govisland.com/things-to-do/ongoing-programs/flux-factory
Harvestworks on Governors Island
Nolan Park Building 10A
New York, NY 10004
https://www.govisland.com/things-to-do/ongoing-programs/harvestworks
RISE Rockaway
Beach 60th Street & Rockaway Freeway, under the elevated A-train tracks
Far Rockaway, NY 11692
https://www.riserockaway.org/rise/
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Short video clips from the process:
Performance rehearsal
Projection test
Talking shrine test
Tank animation test
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Sponsors:
Harvestworks, Flux Factory, RISE, Materials for the Arts.
Materials and Technology Created:
Custom Processing software for projection mapping, site-specific sound installation running on hacked walkie talkies, walking simulator in VR/Unity, typeface using AI, website.
Exhibitions and Performances:
- Saturn Return, exhibition at Flux IV in conjunction with LIC Arts Open, Queens, NY. May 15-July 1, 2024.
- Performance, at Grace Exhibition Space, NYC, April 5, 2024.
- Performance, at the opening for Reverse Tarpit at Brooklyn Art Cluster with New Art City, and closing of The Wrong Biennale, Brooklyn, NY, March 1, 2024.
- Projections as part of Solstice Species Sashay, Winter Solstice Celebration, Governor's Island, NYC, December 16, 2023.
- Open studio, Long Island City, NY, December 9, 2023.
- Ghost Show, with Flux Factory, Governor's Island, NYC, October 28-November 2, 2023.
- Projections as part of the Island Luminaria parade, with Flux Factory, Governor's Island, NYC, September 3, 2023.
- VR Installation, as part of The Process, at Harvestworks, Governor's Island, NYC, September 1-October 17, 2023.
- Projections on St. Cornelius Chapel, as part of All That Is Seen And Unseen, Governor's Island, NYC, August 19, 2023.
- All That Is Seen And Unseen, Solo exhibition, Flux Factory on Colonels Row, Governors Island, NYC, August 19-October 8, 2023.
- Performance, Feralpy, Flux Factory on Colonels Row, Governors Island, NYC, July 8, 2023.
- Immigrant Centuries, at A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, June 30-July 30, 2023.
- Performance, FIGMENT, at Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NY, June 3, 2023.
- New Media Caucus Showcase 2023, with College Art Association, NYC, February 16, 2023.
- Projections on St. Mary's Church, Chartres St., New Orleans, Louisiana, January 9, 2023.
- Open studio, as part of Flux Saturday, Flux Factory on Colonels Row, Governor's Island, NYC, October 29, 2022.
- Conflict / Resolution, with Flux Factory at Harvestworks, Governor's Island, NYC, October 16, 2022.
- Projections on St. Cornelius Chapel, as part of Flux Saturday, Governor's Island, NYC, August 27, 2022.
- Open studio, as part of Flux Saturday, Flux Factory on Colonels Row, Governor's Island, NYC, August 27, 2022.
- House Fest / Trans Justice Funding Project Benefit, at Flux Factory on Colonels Row, Governors Island, NYC, August 6, 2022.
- My Body/My Choice, at A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, July 1-31, 2022.
- SOLSTICE, at Flux Factory on Colonels Row, Governors Island, NYC, June 18-19 and 25-26, 2022.
- Parade of the Species, at Flux Factory on Colonels Row, Governors Island, NYC, June 4, 2022.
- Aleatoric Audio for an Infinite Island, at Flux Factory on Colonels Row, Governors Island, NYC, May 28, 2022.