lust(rous)

Heidi Zenisek

July 25 – 29, 2023

Reception: Friday, July 28th, 6-8PM

We have evolved to seek and value all that glitters and shines, whether it’s the thrill we feel when we see a vivid color, a gleaming surface, or shards of light— that need to see it, touch it, have it, goes all the way down to the bone. This work plays into our evolutionary chemical and emotional response to sparkle and color by using an iridescent film. The materiality of the film lures us in by taking advantage of one of our first and most basic human instincts: to be drawn to the glittering ripples across the surface of water. This instinctual attraction similarly plays a role in our fascination with natural phenomena such as the aurora borealis, galaxies, rainbows, the dazzle of a diamond, or the flecks in an opal. This work impersonates these curious occurrences and attempts to mimic the inexplicable isness of nature.

These pieces have been made or assembled on site responding to the space, to the light emanating from other pieces, to the sun moving across the gallery throughout the day and how they transition with the dark of night. The film is transparent in certain light causing it to layer on top of its surroundings. At other angles, it becomes opaque and mirrored so the surroundings now adorn its surface, creating an art object in itself while also becoming enmeshed with the space. It mimics, converses, and contrasts the environment it occupies.

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Greensboro Project Space Weekly Gallery Hours:

Tuesday – Friday, 12 -5 PM

Saturday, 2-5PM