Exhibitions

THE MOON IS RUSTING / AND WE DON'T KNOW WHY

Institute of Contemporary Art (UTC) / 752 Vine St. April 29 - June 1st

Magan Marks, Ali Brooks

We are suspended in the unknown. Its thick, viscous substance holds us in hands of monumental size. In their grasp we map their palms, scale their skin, and test their properties. Even when we measure their every inch, the question of their existence still remains. And how do we rationalize the unknown in our day to day, the gaps in our understanding? Myth absorbs these gaps with dreamy pixelations, fragments of reality that glimmer alongside the interpreted concrete. In the space between the known and unknown we find projections of ourselves, tucked away in the corners of folklore and interwoven in the pillars of science. The enigmatic can only make reality more intelligible. Even in the rust on the surface of the moon.
-Ali Brooks

I will never touch the moon. But in its gossamer-thin atmosphere there is rust, the same iron and oxygen exposed beneath the peeling paint on the hood of my car. The things that exist the furthest beyond our grasp are the things that fracture our sense of control the most. We are left to fill in the gaps, to find semblances of the known within the unfamiliar. To forget what you know and step guideless out into this world is an act of utmost trust in your intuition. It is a pure belief in self, made vital on the cusp of a new frontier.
-Magan Marks