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 the technology developed and their consequences on human behavior. Just as technology permeates our lives, her installations are meant to investigate and redefine the physical and psychological spaces in which we live.
In ‘UNWIND’, EL wires mirror the existing electrical wiring necessary for the lighting of the exhibition space. This electrical structure, though not pronounced, is still visible through a steel ceiling grid. Following this constructed path, but exaggerating their movements, the EL wires droop into the space, seemingly starting to unravel. The steel ceiling grid is used like an oversized fabric mesh, with the EL Wires weaving through it as they take over the space. The room is dark, filled only with a soft red glow from the red EL wires.
Opening reception: January 28, 2010, 8 – 10 PM
