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Detail of found objects to be included in Chain Reaction by Caroline Mak at BAC Gallery
Chain Reaction
09/23/11 - 02/10/12
Detail of found objects to be included in Chain Reaction by Caroline Mak at BAC Gallery
This new 25 foot long, site-specific wall installation was created specifically for BAC Gallery. A seemingly mundane object, a potted plant, initiates a series of chain reactions that travel down the length of the gallery wall. Along the way, collections of objects collide, creating visual puns that are a whimsical play on each object’s intended function.
Rather than attempting to create a large scale kinetic installation, Mak uses commonly found everyday household objects to weave a complex directional, wall-sized collage where carefully chosen formal elements dictate the topsy-turvy, yet strangely logical, sequence. Six-pack rings and garden hoses find their way into the work, becoming critical junctions in this long wall installation.
Rather than attempting to create a large scale kinetic installation, Mak uses commonly found everyday household objects to weave a complex directional, wall-sized collage where carefully chosen formal elements dictate the topsy-turvy, yet strangely logical, sequence. Six-pack rings and garden hoses find their way into the work, becoming critical junctions in this long wall installation.
Chain Reaction continues Mak’s fascination with attempting to translate and recreate natural processes using man-made and found materials. In the process of trying to re-construct and further understand these processes, systems start to become apparent in the spaces they are assigned to, each self-contained worlds with their own inherent logic.
FIRST THURSDAY EVENTS
Thursday, November 3, 6:30–8:30pm
Art/is/an/Eating tasting event featuring local, artist-made food items
Thursday, December 1, 6:00 - 8:30pm
Dispense/Re-Spool, a dual channel video installation by Caroline Mak
Thursday, November 3, 6:30–8:30pm
Art/is/an/Eating tasting event featuring local, artist-made food items
Thursday, December 1, 6:00 - 8:30pm
Dispense/Re-Spool, a dual channel video installation by Caroline Mak
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Caroline Mak is an installation and mixed media artist from Hong Kong, now based in Brooklyn, NY. She received a BA in Biology from Stanford University (2002) and an MFA from the University of Chicago (2005). She has been the recipient of an Emerging Artist Fellowship from Socrates Sculpture Park, a BRIC Media Fellowship and she was an NEA Fellow at the Elsewhere Collaborative Residency during the summer or 2010. Exhibition highlights include the installations at Socrates Sculpture Park, NY; Islip Art Museum, NY and ‘Mirage’ at Hong Kong Art Fair. Mak was a resident at Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ in 2010, and will have a solo exhibition at Aferro in September 2011. In addition, her work will be exhibited at ArtSpace New Haven in the spring of 2012.
Caroline Mak is an installation and mixed media artist from Hong Kong, now based in Brooklyn, NY. She received a BA in Biology from Stanford University (2002) and an MFA from the University of Chicago (2005). She has been the recipient of an Emerging Artist Fellowship from Socrates Sculpture Park, a BRIC Media Fellowship and she was an NEA Fellow at the Elsewhere Collaborative Residency during the summer or 2010. Exhibition highlights include the installations at Socrates Sculpture Park, NY; Islip Art Museum, NY and ‘Mirage’ at Hong Kong Art Fair. Mak was a resident at Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ in 2010, and will have a solo exhibition at Aferro in September 2011. In addition, her work will be exhibited at ArtSpace New Haven in the spring of 2012.
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> Caroline_Mak_Press_Release.pdf (258.071 kb)
> Caroline_Mak_Press_Release.pdf (258.071 kb)
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> ChainReaction_Postcard.pdf (2582.124 kb)
> ChainReaction_Postcard.pdf (2582.124 kb)
BAC Gallery is made possible, in part, by support from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc. Additional support is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and New York City Council and its Brooklyn Delegation.
BAC Gallery participates in DUMBO 1st Thursday. Come down the first Thursday of every month for special programming and extended gallery hours! BAC 1st Thursday programs are made possible, in part, by support from the National Endowment for the Arts.Related Categories
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