Never Not Here | PPROT-SE. Invited to exhibit new works at OV Project Space, Midori Hirose curates a prehistoric meets post-apocalypse exhibit.
Works on Paper by Natalie Anne Howard
Mixed Media Sculptures by Shawn Creeden
Performance by Michael Reinsch
Performance by Mia Ferm
Performance with the Tenses
Curation and content by Midori Hirose
Flapcard art by Rainen Knecht
Flapcard art by Dino Matt
For Never Not Here | PPROT-SE, included are new works by visual artists and performers. The exhibition echos the rock garden-like space and current state of US affairs through this One-Night-Only Exhibition. New works by Natalie Anne Howard and Shawn Creeden; performances with Mia Ferm and Michael Reinsch and The Tenses; limited edition flap card art by Rainen Knecht and Dino Matt; and programs printed by Container Corps. Concept and copy by Midori Hirose.
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We sometimes become inundated with our daily clutter of nows that we are unable to see the Never Not Here. The Unicorn is about infinite possibilities that always surround us and are always here.
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O Mother Earth
O Dear Mother Earth
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Om Ot Her Ear Th
Omo There Art H
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O Mother Earth
O Dear Mother Earth
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The name, The Tenses comes from the book, The Dream World of Dion McGregor (1964), a unique book of stories that are not written, but transcribed from stories told while asleep.
Through mind transformation we may —
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Set the stone
And reset
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Set the stone
And reset
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Set the stone
And reset
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Set the stone
And reset
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Japanese zen rock gardens imitate the essence of nature. It’s an aide to meditation of the true meaning of life. Among the disruptive gestures such as pushing piles of pebbles around in a zen rock garden, I find that awkwardly picking pebbles up with the index and middle finger, then flicking them (again, quite awkwardly) can be the most satisfying gesture. It’s disruptive to the nature of the garden however making these gestures, honing energy onto rocks and then letting them emit from the body like weird water(fall[ing) from land to be a strangely meditative, releasing motion. It’s a call/response within our current state of affairs, simply asking, “what is the true meaning of life?” Yes, there’s the 1984 precursor, lies becomes truths. This is not to be ignored however if we truly look at the span of time, the earth will not yield to human trivia. Gleaning from indigenous values that nature is something we live within and are a part of — we are a physical collective with the land, plants, animals. Everything is consequential.
Yesterday, I came across an article that said when in nature, pick up a rock, put your problem in that rock and then drop the rock. We can be inundated with so many things in life that it can get overwhelming. With good intention, how do you place the problem and drop it before moving forward in a healthy way? And through this process, how do rocks form in one's life and for generations to come?