Unfavored Air: Ron Lambert and Object Flexibility: Benjamin Cook & Cory Imig
@ DEMO Project
732 N 4th St, Springfield, Illinois 62702
Opening Friday, July 8th, from 6PM - 8:30PM
DEMO Project presents two July exhibits: “Unfavored Air” from Pennsylvania-based artist Ron Lambert, and “Object Flexibility,” a collaborative effort from Central Illinois-based artists Benjamin Cook and Cory Imig. Both exhibitions respond to/work with the unique and inherent architectural features of DEMO Project.
The exhibitions will open on Friday, July 8, from 6:00-8:30pm.
Working mainly in video and sculpture, Ron Lambert investigates the intersection between psychology and the environment. The work in “Unfavored Air” was inspired by the elements of the gallery space that remained as a reference to its former use as a home. “The fireplace and built in shelves in particular interested me,” says Lambert. “The work I have been doing over the past couple of years referenced the breakdown of house structures. The materials structures I use as reference in the sculptures address the psychological concerns of safety and security that the home can provide and what issues one would have if that security were disrupted. I feel like the remnants of the gallery’s past provides a very interesting context for my work.”
Benjamin Cook and Cory Imig will present a two-person collaborative installation: “Object Flexibility.” This immersive work — comprised of site-responsive painting, sculpture, and wall-hung objects — will question the influence of physical and nonphysical space, phenomenological experience, and the singular nature of a collaborative effort. The installation will rely on the backdrop of an all over and hand-painted striped pattern, applied directly to the gallery walls. Through painting the entire surface of the space, the architecture will be exposed, creating a context for both the space and the works hanging within it.
“Unfavored Air” will run from July 8 through Saturday, August 6. “Object Flexibility” will run from July 8 through Saturday, July 30. DEMO Project is open for the duration of the exhibits on Saturday afternoons from 1:00pm-4:00pm or by appointment. DEMO Project is located at 732 N 4th Street, Springfield, IL 62702, on the Springfield Art Association campus.
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Tags: Benjamin Stone, Cory Imig, Demo Projects, Object Flexibility, Ron Lambert, Springfield, Unfavored Air
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