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    Between Bodies

     
    Upper Level Galleries
    October 27, 2018 — April 28, 2019
    This group exhibition includes sculpture, augmented reality, video, and sound-based works that delve into intimate exchanges and entwined relations between human and more-than-human bodies within contexts of ongoing ecological change. Ranging from speculative fiction to place-based narrative, these artworks blur the false divide between nature and culture, and question what it means to be human in a time of global climate change and environmental transformation.
    Sensory and affective explorations are central to the artworks in this exhibition, calling attention to the limits of quantified data and the compartmentalizing structures of Western scientific study. Thus, Between Bodies relates to intersections of bodies of knowledge as well. Multiple forms of intelligence converge and flow in and through this collection of work, inviting manifold ways of thinking and imagining life on a damaged planet.
    Participating artists include Caitlin Berrigan (U.S., born 1981), Ursula Biemann (Switzerland, born 1955), micha cárdenas and Abraham Avnisan (U.S., born 1977; U.S., born 1983), Carolina Caycedo (U.S., born England 1978), Candice Lin and Patrick Staff (U.S., born 1979; England, born 1987), and Susanne M. Winterling (Germany, born 1970).

    As part of Between Bodies, regular screenings of A Gente Rio by Carolina Caycedo will take place in the Henry Auditorium.
    A Gente Rio [We River] (2016, duration 29:29 minutes) is a collection of stories about displacement and resistance among riverside communities affected by dam construction projects in Brazil and Paraguay. This film is part of Caycedo’s ongoing project Be Dammed, in which the artist investigates the impacts large dams have on social and environmental landscapes across geographies in Latin America. Caycedo’s Water Portraits, also part of the Be Dammed project, are on view in the galleries.

    Additional Resources
    WATCH: Readings by Exhibiting Artists

    READ: Writing Prompts, Youth Gallery Guide
    CREDITS

    Between Bodies is organized by Nina Bozicnik, Associate Curator. This exhibition is supported in part by an award from the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. Additional support is provided by the Goethe-Institut Pop Up Seattle.

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    <p>Carolina Caycedo (left) &amp; Joshua L. Reid. Photos courtesy of the speakers.</p>
    Talks & Performances

    Conversation with Carolina Caycedo and Joshua Reid

    February 23, 2019
    <p>Video Still, <em>The Gold Fish Casino</em>, (35 minutes, HD, 2017 directed by Sarolta Jane Vay). Courtesy of the artist.</p>
    Screenings

    Film Screening & Conversation: The Gold Fish Casino

    March 9, 2019
    <p><em>Atarraya</em>, Performance. Courtesy of the artist.</p>
    Talks & Performances

    Cosmotarraya (Cosmonet): A Collective Performance with Carolina Caycedo

    February 23, 2019
    Talks & Performances

    Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice: Carolina Caycedo

    February 21, 2019
    <p><em>Donna Haraway: Storytelling for Earthly Survival</em> [video still]. Directed by Fabrizio Terranova. 2016.</p>
    Screenings

    Northwest Film Forum - Donna Haraway: Storytelling for Earthly Survival

    November 29, 2018 – December 2, 2018
    <p><em>This image comes from the Project Gutenberg archives and is in the public domain in the United States</em>.</p>
    Families

    ArtVenture: Super Sensory Beings

    October 28, 2018
    <p>Guests enjoy a recent exhibition preview. Photo: Jonathan Vanderweit.</p>
    Programs

    Patron Preview: Between Bodies

    October 26, 2018
    <p><em>Thea Quiray Tagle</em>. Courtesy of the artist.</p>
    Talks & Performances

    Artists in Conversation: Abraham Avnisan, Caitlin Berrigan, micha cárdenas, and Patrick Staff

    October 27, 2018
    <p>Candice Lin (U.S., born 1979) &amp; Patrick Staff (England, born 1987). <em>Hormonal Fog. </em>2016-2018. Hacked fog machine, dried herbs, herbal tincture, wood, plastic and miscellaneous hardware. Dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the artists and ICA, London.  Photo Credit: Nick Tudor.</p>
    Families

    Opening Weekend: Between Bodies

    October 27, 2018 – October 28, 2018