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‘How hard can it be?’ is a grouping of songs inspired by learning electrical wiring. The lyrics are constructed from various phrases taken directly from how-to manuals. These phrases, now taken out of context, present a much larger lesson about life and how we should navigate through society. For example, the song ‘How hard can it …
‘How to Conduct Yourself’ was a site-specific installation in the LIME Gallery at CalArts, located at 24700 McBean Pkwy, 91381, that draws a possible path between an outlet and a heating pad. Roesch is interested in how we situate ourselves within a mechanized society. Her work questions the physical and psychological structures that make up …
This piece was part of the 2011 CalArts MFA Grad exhibition titled “Intimacies” at The Farley Building in Los Angeles, CA. The exhibition was co-curated by Eve Fowler and Alex Segada. The space came with a large black painted wall with a door located towards the top, providing entry to a second story but no …
Microsoft Word – Unwind_pressrelease.doc January 26 – January 30, 2010 ‘UNWIND’ is a site-specific installation by Ariane Roesch at CalArts, Rm D-301, located at 24700 McBean Pkwy, 91381, that delineates the electrical wiring structure of the exhibition space with red electroluminescent wire (EL Wire). Roesch’s work explores unacknowledged failures of societal communication in terms of …
‘See you at the top’, 2010 — a site-specific installation by Ariane Roesch at Horse Law Press, located at Bremgartnerstr. 3, 8003 Zuerich – is an upside-down “mountain” suspended from the ceiling of the studio/ installation space, and reflects Roesch’s current investigations of proportion, scale, inversion/subversion, and regional (Swiss) iconography. As the result of the …
‘The Rescue at the Firehouse’ is a site-specific installation by Ariane Roesch for SNATCH BLOCK PROJECTS inaugural exhibition, located at 1196 Metropolitan Ave in Brooklyn, NY, that explores the architecture and function of the space through delineating connections with red, orange, and yellow Electroluminescent Wires. Roesch’s work creates narratives by setting up connections that call …
SHE (spiral heat exchanger), 2009, is constructed out of 20′ foot long vinyl tubes and arranged to mimic the form of a spiral heat exchanger.
“Mending” was a short-lived installation installed among the Broad Studios on the CalArts campus in 2009. It consisted of purple yarn “stitched” (taped) between the buildings across the walkway. The next day, it was deemed a hazard by the facilities manager and ordered to be taken down immediately. Though not before some dancers happened upon …
‘HOT AND GROUNDED at 13’ is a site-specific installation by Ariane Roesch at the 13 Celsius Wine Bar, located at 3000 Caroline Street, that explores the architecture and social culture of the space through delineating connections with red and green light wires. Roesch’s work creates narratives by setting up connections that call into question human …
Intrigued by how stock photos portray the office work environment – focused, jovial, efficient, equal – Office Conference from 2007 playfully delineates alternate points of interest. Each image was xeroxed on vellum paper with thread creating the sight lines.
This is the story of Ken and his friend Ken on a roadtrip. Their car breaks down and they find a lone house in the middle of the rain and decide to break in to take cover… what could go wrong? The photos became a zine with empty speech bubbles to be filled in. Purchase …
Long before Barbie the movie, I made a series of photographs that had hints of “thoughts of impending death barbie” and “anxiety barbie”. It was around 2004/2005 and I was enrolled at the University of Houston for my BFA. I was taking a beginning or intermediate photo class, eyeing the photography and digital media program. I’m …