Collection II:
America, Not Enough Time, As-Builts, Reflection 10/13/08, Letters of You Opening and America event
Monday, October 13, 6-9pm
Dates
Monday, October 13 - Tuesday, November 4
Happenings
Thursday, November 6, 6-9pm / Not Enough Time
America:
International embarrassment. Leader of the free world. Hypocritical finger-pointer. Environmental steward. Built on blood. Built by sweat. Dreamscape. Whatever you think of our country and our politicians, there is no denying that we are facing an epic, historic, monumental, very, very important election. We welcome your opinion, and the country needs your vote. So that you can play your part in this decision, and those to come, PLAySPACE presents America, a three-part exhibition.
1) Voter registration will take place throughout opening night.
2) During the second half of the evening, 7:30-9pm, union organizer Matthew Hardy and East Bay community organizer Kate O'Hara will join us for a discussion about the big picture in politics, civic engagement that goes beyond the "once every four years" mentality, and the great potential of local politics and some of the propositions we are facing on this upcoming ballot. Come prepared to talk about politics and power.
3) You can also participate in a model democracy by drawing your favorite American symbol on the wall. You just pick from a list of choices. It's fun for everyone!
Organized by Julia Goodman and Elisheva Biernoff.
Not Enough Time:
A night of short informal performances concludes our second show, Collection II. Consider this an open call for speeches, skits, actions, readings, dance, films, conversations, games, powerpoints, or group aerobics that can be performed in eight minutes or less. If you have a performance in mind, please e-mail us with a short description.
Organized by Justin Hurty.
As-Builts:
Through an architectural inventory of the gallery and its organizational components, As-Builts reconsiders the way in which one reads space. Beginning with the architectural convention of the as-built, illustrations and scaled drawings of the gallery are prepared. This catalog is then projected back and penciled directly onto its walls, creating a heightened awareness of the neglected components and networks within this built environment. The site-specific installation proposes perceptual and spatial change to the dialogue between our everyday spaces and the field of architecture.
Work by Julie Cloutier.
Reflection 10/13/08:
A large square is marked with black paint on the gallery floor. The edge pointing true north is curved, and acts as the horizon. Placed on this surface are small limestone and quartz rocks collected from the Keewinaw Peninsula in Upper Michigan, in an arrangement that reflects the stars above San Francisco at first visibility on the night of the reception. This reflecting pool serves as a record of one moment in our trajectory through the universe. The impulse to understand the immense-both the sky and the earth-has guided people throughout history to draw metaphors and create models. This technique of pairing the familiar with the unfamiliar is employed in this work because of its implications about the nature of knowledge and language.
Work by Claire Nereim.
Letters of You:
I am writing to you. In Letters of You, original works of creative writing by CCA's MFA writers are addressed to YOU and delivered to a mailbox. This is your mailbox - feel free to check it, read your letters, reply, or take them with you. Sit down and relax on your couch as you read, and consider what place letter-writing has been relegated to in an increasingly rampant digital culture where paper-free transactions prevail. How have notions of what we collectively consider "written correspondence" expanded to accommodate these gradual, yet vast formal shifts?
Organized by Christine Choi.
