The poets leave hell and again behold the stars
CIBRIÁN•Jul 11, 2025 — Sep 06, 2025
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The poets leave hell and again behold the stars is a multimedia exhibition featuring works by Sitara Abuzar Ghaznawi, Marcelline Mandeng Nken, Victor Ruiz Colomer, Shola von Reinhold, Aviva Silverman and Sgàire Wood, curated by Cory John Scozzari. There are clouds, a chain made of keys, giant handwritten diary pages, letters held in magnetic mirrors that open and close, a stage, depictions of angels, rosaries set in resin, cyanotypes made with sunlight, and an ermine pattern composed of singular objects awaiting activation. Together the individual pieces contribute to the creation of a world with two distinct modalities: a static exhibition, and a stage set for performance. The two states can be characterized as day and night, as each has their respective illumination: the exhibition – day – is lit predominantly by natural light that floods the gallery through a series of skylights; and the stage set – night – is bathed in warm tungsten lights sourced from a theatre. The...More
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The poets leave hell and again behold the stars
CIBRIÁN•Jul 11, 2025 — Sep 06, 2025
Press Release
The poets leave hell and again behold the stars is a multimedia exhibition featuring works by Sitara Abuzar Ghaznawi, Marcelline Mandeng Nken, Victor Ruiz Colomer, Shola von Reinhold, Aviva Silverman and Sgàire Wood, curated by Cory John Scozzari. There are clouds, a chain made of keys, giant handwritten diary pages, letters held in magnetic mirrors that open and close, a stage, depictions of angels, rosaries set in resin, cyanotypes made with sunlight, and an ermine pattern composed of singular objects awaiting activation. Together the individual pieces contribute to the creation of a world with two distinct modalities: a static exhibition, and a stage set for performance. The two states can be characterized as day and night, as each has their respective illumination: the exhibition – day – is lit predominantly by natural light that floods the gallery through a series of skylights; and the stage set – night – is bathed in warm tungsten lights sourced from a theatre. The...More