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Aug. 17 — Sep. 21 / 2019
6361 Waring Ave, 90038
Los Angeles, Estados Unidos
6361 Waring Ave, 90038
Los Angeles, Estados Unidos
ASMA. Floating in the Swamp, 2019.
Acrylic, colored pencils, dry pastels on brass with steel frame.
13 1/4 x 9 1/4 in
33.7 x 23.5 cm
Acrylic, colored pencils, dry pastels on brass with steel frame.
13 1/4 x 9 1/4 in
33.7 x 23.5 cm
ASMA. Blossoming Carcass (Installation view), 2019.
Photo:Yubo Dong.
Photo:Yubo Dong.
ASMA. Blossoming Carcass (Installation view), 2019.
Photo:Yubo Dong.
Photo:Yubo Dong.
ASMA. Blossoming Carcass (Installation view), 2019.
Photo:Yubo Dong.
Photo:Yubo Dong.
ASMA, The Hand Feeding the Snake, 2019.
Felted steel wool, steel frame, chain.
29 1/2 x 23 in
74.9 x 58.4 cm
Felted steel wool, steel frame, chain.
29 1/2 x 23 in
74.9 x 58.4 cm
ASMA, The Hand Feeding the Snake, 2019.
ASMA, Nude, 2019.
Bronze cast frame with oil paint, foami.
11 x 9 in
27.9 x 22.9 cm
Bronze cast frame with oil paint, foami.
11 x 9 in
27.9 x 22.9 cm
ASMA. The Breeder, 2019.
Bronze cast sculpture, gypsum, volcanic sand.
14 x 6 x 4 in
35.6 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Bronze cast sculpture, gypsum, volcanic sand.
14 x 6 x 4 in
35.6 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm
Blossoming Carcass features a series of sculptures, paintings, and installations in the metaphor of an exoskeleton. Echoing a fantastical language, this process of molting as a poetic transformation speaks to the human experiences of letting go, mourning, and reviving: a process similar to that of the insect leaving its pupal body to grow larger.
In this new body of works, an imaginary space connects a series of compelling personal narratives of death and love. Both the imaginary and the real elements merge in material and figurative manners, transforming them into a third space—a poem about a blossoming carcass as a continuation of life after death. In this abandoned place, growth continues, and the vestiges of a previous natural life mutate into new forms.
Blossoming Carcass narrates the story of a living skeleton-keeper and her relationship with the creatures in her care. Fragments of this narrative are combined with a material interplay that oscillates between sculptural and painted qualities. In this conjunction, the exoskeleton is an exchange between the structure and the surface, a coexistence of two states. A delicate feeling of otherness comes from within, evoking a familiar sensation linked with the similar human capacity for transformation. The process of molting is taking place slowly, and its remnants occupy the space in an apparent stillness.
In this new body of works, an imaginary space connects a series of compelling personal narratives of death and love. Both the imaginary and the real elements merge in material and figurative manners, transforming them into a third space—a poem about a blossoming carcass as a continuation of life after death. In this abandoned place, growth continues, and the vestiges of a previous natural life mutate into new forms.
Blossoming Carcass narrates the story of a living skeleton-keeper and her relationship with the creatures in her care. Fragments of this narrative are combined with a material interplay that oscillates between sculptural and painted qualities. In this conjunction, the exoskeleton is an exchange between the structure and the surface, a coexistence of two states. A delicate feeling of otherness comes from within, evoking a familiar sensation linked with the similar human capacity for transformation. The process of molting is taking place slowly, and its remnants occupy the space in an apparent stillness.