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THE ISLAND OF DOUBT September 21 - November 9, 2024
OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, September 21st, 7PM In The Island of Doubt, Veiko Valencia creates devotional objects such as shrines, altars, and relics by combining and adapting found objects with painting. He views these devotional objects as revealers of the foundations of things, showing how what makes them secure is also what makes them fragile. For Valencia, these objects of devotion are temporary forms of support; they are both needed and not. They act as retrievers, asking us to find successes within failures in the ordinary world. Born in Arequipa, Peru, and now based in Boise, Idaho, Valencia merges observational painting and drawing with spontaneous experimentation using found objects. He approaches his art with a blend of playfulness and thoughtful reflection, integrating traditional techniques with ironic choices. His work often appears perpetually in progress, constantly exploring without a predetermined direction. veiko.art |
Visitors Center
March 15 - April 20, 2024
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Andie Frosch, Christa Howarth, Claire Quade, Ellis Locke, Laura Feeney, Mary K Johnson, Matthew Kennedy, Ryan Simmons, Teal Gardner, Tim Andreae, Samantha Price, Lab51 Students
From March 15 - April 20, 2024, The Ecogeoglyphic Observatory will transform the MING Studios gallery into Visitors Center - an invitation to establish and re-establish a connection to the Boise Valley and its surroundings. Riffing off of the ubiquitous 'visitor's center' that marks any tourist attraction, historical site, or natural feature of interest, this show focuses on the Boise Valley as a site of profound importance and inestimable value. The Boise Valley continues to transform through the pressures of urban and suburban development, climate change, and a population surge. Visitors Center will present tools for sensitizing to this unique place. Sensitizing is a process of opening doors to a deeper sense of belonging and, through this, of care. We wonder what it means to be truly sensitive to a place; to have a personal connection to the natural living systems; to know its human histories, to delve into the dynamics at play in the present, and to dream sustainable, interdependent futures. Conversely, we wonder about the repercussions of desensitization.
The Ecogeoglyphic Observatory is a collective of artists, scientists, historians, writers, renters, parents, therapists, teachers, students and more. This is their second exhibition at MING Studios.
Please see eggobservatory.cargo.site for more information, and follow the project on Instagram @ecogeoglyphic.observatory
March 15 - April 20, 2024
>>>>>Visitors Center / EVENTS SCHEDULE
Andie Frosch, Christa Howarth, Claire Quade, Ellis Locke, Laura Feeney, Mary K Johnson, Matthew Kennedy, Ryan Simmons, Teal Gardner, Tim Andreae, Samantha Price, Lab51 Students
From March 15 - April 20, 2024, The Ecogeoglyphic Observatory will transform the MING Studios gallery into Visitors Center - an invitation to establish and re-establish a connection to the Boise Valley and its surroundings. Riffing off of the ubiquitous 'visitor's center' that marks any tourist attraction, historical site, or natural feature of interest, this show focuses on the Boise Valley as a site of profound importance and inestimable value. The Boise Valley continues to transform through the pressures of urban and suburban development, climate change, and a population surge. Visitors Center will present tools for sensitizing to this unique place. Sensitizing is a process of opening doors to a deeper sense of belonging and, through this, of care. We wonder what it means to be truly sensitive to a place; to have a personal connection to the natural living systems; to know its human histories, to delve into the dynamics at play in the present, and to dream sustainable, interdependent futures. Conversely, we wonder about the repercussions of desensitization.
The Ecogeoglyphic Observatory is a collective of artists, scientists, historians, writers, renters, parents, therapists, teachers, students and more. This is their second exhibition at MING Studios.
Please see eggobservatory.cargo.site for more information, and follow the project on Instagram @ecogeoglyphic.observatory
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