life support
Life Support – The Emergency Kit Project
Our future has never been certain, yet lately many people—the media, pundits, and even our friends and neighbors—feel entirely comfortable making confident assertions about impending tragedy. And as time moves us ever closer to this Tragedy (with a capital “T,” and as yet undefined), we feel like we should be prepared somehow for the events that we will surely face. Because every person’s version of the Tragedy must necessarily vary (because no one can accurately predict it), we would like to introduce the concept of Emergency Kits. Traditional in name only, these kits can be made to prepare for a specific emergency or more general crisis and only have one objective: to make you feel safe.
In this exhibition, the members of Cadresquad will interpret this call to safety. Each member of our collective will respond differently, with different priorities, yet all exploring natural or man-made tragedies, financial disasters and health crises.
About Cardresquad:Cadresquad, a cross-disciplinary conceptual artist collective, challenges the dominant patterns of thought that constrict individual and social development. We believe that art has an intrinsic social capacity to reach the public through physical interactions, contemplation and psychological spaces. Operating from multiple perspectives and artistic practices we connect through our commitment to stimulating social dialogue. Our media includes photography, installation, performance, video, and sculpture.
Cadresquad is: Rebecca Frediani, Dana Hemenway, Leah Markov-Lindsey, Carrie Maseredjian, Kasey Smith & Zan Truman
And be sure to check out the Clay Basics: Making a Japanese Tea Bowl in two parts (Aug 10, 12) taught by Zan Truman. Sign up for the class on our calendar!
Our future has never been certain, yet lately many people—the media, pundits, and even our friends and neighbors—feel entirely comfortable making confident assertions about impending tragedy. And as time moves us ever closer to this Tragedy (with a capital “T,” and as yet undefined), we feel like we should be prepared somehow for the events that we will surely face. Because every person’s version of the Tragedy must necessarily vary (because no one can accurately predict it), we would like to introduce the concept of Emergency Kits. Traditional in name only, these kits can be made to prepare for a specific emergency or more general crisis and only have one objective: to make you feel safe.
In this exhibition, the members of Cadresquad will interpret this call to safety. Each member of our collective will respond differently, with different priorities, yet all exploring natural or man-made tragedies, financial disasters and health crises.
About Cardresquad:Cadresquad, a cross-disciplinary conceptual artist collective, challenges the dominant patterns of thought that constrict individual and social development. We believe that art has an intrinsic social capacity to reach the public through physical interactions, contemplation and psychological spaces. Operating from multiple perspectives and artistic practices we connect through our commitment to stimulating social dialogue. Our media includes photography, installation, performance, video, and sculpture.
Cadresquad is: Rebecca Frediani, Dana Hemenway, Leah Markov-Lindsey, Carrie Maseredjian, Kasey Smith & Zan Truman
And be sure to check out the Clay Basics: Making a Japanese Tea Bowl in two parts (Aug 10, 12) taught by Zan Truman. Sign up for the class on our calendar!