Jacob Sorenson: the hazy void between Nature & Culture

Currently at Emerson Space Case, Jacob Sorenson's fantastic installation!  Electricity, nature, and patterns on paper.

I grew up, a once dedicated surfer in the chilly water of the American Northwest. In the paradise of my youth I took a hardline grasp on environmentalism. But I’ve become weary, and acquiesce that solutions are far more complex than simple monkey-wrenching with the destructive force.

The void between Nature and Culture is hazy. Life is created in laboratories, engineers control landscapes, and “wild” space is parceled into quadrants. Culture fights Nature, or Culture assimilates Nature, or Culture is Nature, or…

Through confused comparisons, domestic imagery, and designed thievery I explore my constructed landscape; wishing for authenticity, seeking distraction, while longing for the Idealism of Nature.

www.jacobsorenson.com

Coyote

In January, Emerson Space Case was home to four coyotes.  This show has come and gone for Emerson Space Case, but if you missed it, these critters (plus two more) will be on display at Palace of Industry until the end of March!

C O Y O T E

an installation by Stephanie Brachmann

This installation draws from my memories of being raised in a rural forested area, and surrounded by a seemingly endless mystery of wilderness.  We rarely saw the coyotes, but we knew they were there by the sound of their maniacal cackling in the distance on moonlit nights.  These sculptures are my personal tribute to the scavenging, predatory, invisible way of the wild.

Made from poultry wire, papier mache, found fabric, found paper, paint, branches.

Kendra Hadlock's PAPERCUTS - now thru June 26th

K E N D R A   H A D L O C K
P A P E R C U T S

Please join us for an opening reception
Thursday, May 26th
7:30 pm

Including magical intricacies and a papercut tent!

"Welcome to Everywhere" by Skye Sarenana-Velten

"Welcome to Everywhere" by Skye Sarenana-Velten

now thru April 25th

at Emerson Space Case

"Look through a lens, a keyhole, at a painting or photograph. Restrict your perspective to a single space, concentrate on the details of that space with a new intimacy. Reality is where you are when you are done looking away from where you know you're not. I'm talking about something that doesn't exist, an isolated world. Look through a lens and fall into a little dream."

Using clay, watercolors, paper, yarn, boxes, and other mixed media, Skye Sarenana-Velten has created lovely things to peek at through the windows.  Some things are tiny, and some quite large.

Here's what you will see if you look inside:

Tess Bidelspach

In March, the Emerson Space Case was decked out with the fashion creations of Tess Bidelspach.

"Focusing on texture and material, Tess Bidelspach makes wearable creations that blur the line between garment and art.  With an emphasis on the process of making, Tess begins each piece with a single material and employs unconventional hand techniques that transform it into something entirely new.  While remaining mindful of the human form, Tess's pieces elude to her thought process and allow the viewer a glimpse into her unique world view."

This show occurred with the help of Jen Erickson at Project Grow.

Sara E. Pavao & Jasmin Cross at Emerson Space Case

You really must see this to believe it.  Sara Pavao & Jasmin Cross have created a masterpiece of yarn, wood, light, and lovely.  You will want to climb inside this place and snuggle up for winter.

Catch this show throughout the rest of December, and on into January!  24 hours a day!  7 days a week!