Sat February 27, 2016
Suzy Poling: Total Internal Reflection
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CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions is pleased to present Total Internal Reflection, a solo exhibition of new work by Los Angeles based artist Suzy Poling, on view from January 15 – February 27, 2016. The gallery will host an opening reception on Friday, January 15, from 7-9pm, which will include a live performance by Poling and friends.
Suzy Poling is an artist working in many mediums including photography, sculptural installation, performance art, sound, video, painting, collage, fiber art and silkscreen. Her extensive ouvre of work showcases an iconic visual language and multi-dimensional world referencing artists such as Maholy Nagy and Harry Smith yet very distinctly her own.
The title of the exhibition, Total Internal Reflection shares its name with the optical phenomenon that occurs when traveling light encounters a lesser dense medium, and as a result its path is diverted, such as light passing from glass to air or water to air. The title also invites reference to the mind seeking internal reflection. This new body of work explores cyclical forces of nature, transformation and the phenomenon of sound and light through a single channel video projection, photographs, site-specific sound and light installation and performance. Poling’s light installations experiment with scale and spatial coherence as altered through the use of mirrors, lenses and optics. Poling explains: “Scale is an important component to my work; constructing and shooting from the miniature models allows me to reference vastly massive landscapes, architectural matrices, portals and inter-dimensional space.”
Artist Sanez Gangei will be performing in collaboration with Poling live at the gallery’s opening night reception. The artist reveals much of her photographic process through her live performances utilizing video feedback, mirrored projections; performers in detailed costumes; pulsating sounds and elaborate ritual.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Suzy Poling (b. 1975; Riverview, MI) currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA . Poling has had solo shows at Disjecta Center for Art (Portland); Queens Nails Annex (San Francisco), ZG Gallery, (Chicago); Portland Institute of Art, (Portland); and DNJ Gallery, (Santa Monica). She has performed at national and international venues including the Colour Out of Space Festival, (Brighton, UK); Mills College, (Oakland, CA); Yerba Buena Art Center, (San Francisco); and art spaces throughout Europe. Her work has been featured in Harper’s Magazine, Wired Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and New York Arts Magazine. Poling has a BA from Columbia College, Chicago.
ABOUT CULT | AIMEE FRIBERG EXHIBITIONS
CULT is a contemporary art gallery that presents work by emerging and established artists from around the world. It was founded in November 2013 by curator and performance artist Aimee Friberg. CULT bridges formal, conceptual and process-based investigations, featuring works of a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, installation, video/film, performance art and works on paper. CULT is open to the public Wednesdays through Saturdays from 12PM to 6PM and by appointment.
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Suzy Poling is an artist working in many mediums including photography, sculptural installation, performance art, sound, video, painting, collage, fiber art and silkscreen. Her extensive ouvre of work showcases an iconic visual language and multi-dimensional world referencing artists such as Maholy Nagy and Harry Smith yet very distinctly her own.
The title of the exhibition, Total Internal Reflection shares its name with the optical phenomenon that occurs when traveling light encounters a lesser dense medium, and as a result its path is diverted, such as light passing from glass to air or water to air. The title also invites reference to the mind seeking internal reflection. This new body of work explores cyclical forces of nature, transformation and the phenomenon of sound and light through a single channel video projection, photographs, site-specific sound and light installation and performance. Poling’s light installations experiment with scale and spatial coherence as altered through the use of mirrors, lenses and optics. Poling explains: “Scale is an important component to my work; constructing and shooting from the miniature models allows me to reference vastly massive landscapes, architectural matrices, portals and inter-dimensional space.”
Artist Sanez Gangei will be performing in collaboration with Poling live at the gallery’s opening night reception. The artist reveals much of her photographic process through her live performances utilizing video feedback, mirrored projections; performers in detailed costumes; pulsating sounds and elaborate ritual.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Suzy Poling (b. 1975; Riverview, MI) currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA . Poling has had solo shows at Disjecta Center for Art (Portland); Queens Nails Annex (San Francisco), ZG Gallery, (Chicago); Portland Institute of Art, (Portland); and DNJ Gallery, (Santa Monica). She has performed at national and international venues including the Colour Out of Space Festival, (Brighton, UK); Mills College, (Oakland, CA); Yerba Buena Art Center, (San Francisco); and art spaces throughout Europe. Her work has been featured in Harper’s Magazine, Wired Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and New York Arts Magazine. Poling has a BA from Columbia College, Chicago.
ABOUT CULT | AIMEE FRIBERG EXHIBITIONS
CULT is a contemporary art gallery that presents work by emerging and established artists from around the world. It was founded in November 2013 by curator and performance artist Aimee Friberg. CULT bridges formal, conceptual and process-based investigations, featuring works of a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, installation, video/film, performance art and works on paper. CULT is open to the public Wednesdays through Saturdays from 12PM to 6PM and by appointment.
CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions is pleased to present Total Internal Reflection, a solo exhibition of new work by Los Angeles based artist Suzy Poling, on view from January 15 – February 27, 2016. The gallery will host an opening reception on Friday, January 15, from 7-9pm, which will include a live performance by Poling and friends.
Suzy Poling is an artist working in many mediums including photography, sculptural installation, performance art, sound, video, painting, collage, fiber art and silkscreen. Her extensive ouvre of work showcases an iconic visual language and multi-dimensional world referencing artists such as Maholy Nagy and Harry Smith yet very distinctly her own.
The title of the exhibition, Total Internal Reflection shares its name with the optical phenomenon that occurs when traveling light encounters a lesser dense medium, and as a result its path is diverted, such as light passing from glass to air or water to air. The title also invites reference to the mind seeking internal reflection. This new body of work explores cyclical forces of nature, transformation and the phenomenon of sound and light through a single channel video projection, photographs, site-specific sound and light installation and performance. Poling’s light installations experiment with scale and spatial coherence as altered through the use of mirrors, lenses and optics. Poling explains: “Scale is an important component to my work; constructing and shooting from the miniature models allows me to reference vastly massive landscapes, architectural matrices, portals and inter-dimensional space.”
Artist Sanez Gangei will be performing in collaboration with Poling live at the gallery’s opening night reception. The artist reveals much of her photographic process through her live performances utilizing video feedback, mirrored projections; performers in detailed costumes; pulsating sounds and elaborate ritual.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Suzy Poling (b. 1975; Riverview, MI) currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA . Poling has had solo shows at Disjecta Center for Art (Portland); Queens Nails Annex (San Francisco), ZG Gallery, (Chicago); Portland Institute of Art, (Portland); and DNJ Gallery, (Santa Monica). She has performed at national and international venues including the Colour Out of Space Festival, (Brighton, UK); Mills College, (Oakland, CA); Yerba Buena Art Center, (San Francisco); and art spaces throughout Europe. Her work has been featured in Harper’s Magazine, Wired Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and New York Arts Magazine. Poling has a BA from Columbia College, Chicago.
ABOUT CULT | AIMEE FRIBERG EXHIBITIONS
CULT is a contemporary art gallery that presents work by emerging and established artists from around the world. It was founded in November 2013 by curator and performance artist Aimee Friberg. CULT bridges formal, conceptual and process-based investigations, featuring works of a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, installation, video/film, performance art and works on paper. CULT is open to the public Wednesdays through Saturdays from 12PM to 6PM and by appointment.
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Suzy Poling is an artist working in many mediums including photography, sculptural installation, performance art, sound, video, painting, collage, fiber art and silkscreen. Her extensive ouvre of work showcases an iconic visual language and multi-dimensional world referencing artists such as Maholy Nagy and Harry Smith yet very distinctly her own.
The title of the exhibition, Total Internal Reflection shares its name with the optical phenomenon that occurs when traveling light encounters a lesser dense medium, and as a result its path is diverted, such as light passing from glass to air or water to air. The title also invites reference to the mind seeking internal reflection. This new body of work explores cyclical forces of nature, transformation and the phenomenon of sound and light through a single channel video projection, photographs, site-specific sound and light installation and performance. Poling’s light installations experiment with scale and spatial coherence as altered through the use of mirrors, lenses and optics. Poling explains: “Scale is an important component to my work; constructing and shooting from the miniature models allows me to reference vastly massive landscapes, architectural matrices, portals and inter-dimensional space.”
Artist Sanez Gangei will be performing in collaboration with Poling live at the gallery’s opening night reception. The artist reveals much of her photographic process through her live performances utilizing video feedback, mirrored projections; performers in detailed costumes; pulsating sounds and elaborate ritual.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Suzy Poling (b. 1975; Riverview, MI) currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA . Poling has had solo shows at Disjecta Center for Art (Portland); Queens Nails Annex (San Francisco), ZG Gallery, (Chicago); Portland Institute of Art, (Portland); and DNJ Gallery, (Santa Monica). She has performed at national and international venues including the Colour Out of Space Festival, (Brighton, UK); Mills College, (Oakland, CA); Yerba Buena Art Center, (San Francisco); and art spaces throughout Europe. Her work has been featured in Harper’s Magazine, Wired Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and New York Arts Magazine. Poling has a BA from Columbia College, Chicago.
ABOUT CULT | AIMEE FRIBERG EXHIBITIONS
CULT is a contemporary art gallery that presents work by emerging and established artists from around the world. It was founded in November 2013 by curator and performance artist Aimee Friberg. CULT bridges formal, conceptual and process-based investigations, featuring works of a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, installation, video/film, performance art and works on paper. CULT is open to the public Wednesdays through Saturdays from 12PM to 6PM and by appointment.
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