Sherwin Rio is an interdisciplinary artist working in San Francisco who makes site-specific and research-based work in sculpture, installation, video, performance, and audio. For his exhibition at 500 Capp Street, Rio is inspired by Ireland's affinity for enclosure, particularly his deep interest in the House's basement, a space Ireland called "The Grotto" where he sourced dirt for his work and spent many hours in solitude.
Framed by Ireland's dual relationship to architecture above and below, Rio is creating works that provide alternative, inverse ways of experiencing a house--indebted to the past, the unseen, and the underground.
Sherwin Rio is an interdisciplinary artist working in San Francisco who makes site-specific and research-based work in sculpture, installation, video, performance, and audio. For his exhibition at 500 Capp Street, Rio is inspired by Ireland's affinity for enclosure, particularly his deep interest in the House's basement, a space Ireland called "The Grotto" where he sourced dirt for his work and spent many hours in solitude.
Framed by Ireland's dual relationship to architecture above and below, Rio is creating works that provide alternative, inverse ways of experiencing a house--indebted to the past, the unseen, and the underground.
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