LIGHT YEAR 93: Hierarchical Hegemonies
Thursday, January 5th, 2023
ONLINE: 2-10pm EST
LIVE: Dusk - 10pm @ Pearl Street Triangle; DUMBO, Brooklyn
Berlin Premiere:
SCOPE BLN
Lübecker Straße 43, 10559, Berlin
Thursday, January 5th, 8:45-10pm CET
Canada Premiere:
THE DREY
Woodbine Ave, East York, ON M4C 4E1, Canada
Thursday, January 5th, 6-10 PM EST
Hierarchies are all around us – they dictate our daily interactions, personal and professional. They can help some get ahead while others are left behind. Some are visible – hierarchies in the workplace, gated neighborhoods, ivy league schools – while others are invisible and even more insidious. Hierarchies also exist in nature, from concepts like the food chain to the existence of organisms in an ecosystem, as well as mathematics. This exhibition seeks to explore these various hierarchies through a variety of visual techniques.
Utilizing myriad visual styles, ranging from documentary to computer-generated, this collection of works comments on these hierarchies and seeks to foster a dialogue with the viewer about a range of beliefs, many of which we simply take for granted. From exploring the dual hierarchies of man and nature and the dangers to taking a more mathematical approach to hierarchies by utilizing fractal geometry, these works present complex thematic concerns in visually diverse ways.
Featured artists: Josh Graham, Thomas D. Rotenberg, Plant Fictions, Jesse Erica Epstein, Emma Piper-Burket
Curated by Thomas D. Rotenberg