Scenariette

June 5 - 29, 2009
reception June 5th, 2009 6-9pm

Featuring the work of

Rob Carter
David Dunn
Jean Alexander Frater
Letha Wilson

  Possible Projects announces Scenariette, an all video show featuring the work of Rob Carter, David Dunn, Jean Alexander Frater and Letha Wilson. Projected sequentially on a single wall the videos are individually privileged the full attention of the space.

  While repeating and varying seemingly simple actions, each artist creates small cycles within each video that hold our attention (Carter’s cutting and folding paper, Dunn’s hand unrelentingly opening doors, Frater’s potentially endlessly-balanced paper, and Wilson’s arrangement on a walk in the woods) in the form of meditative gestures; some reach conclusions while others remain forever unresolved.  The four works, though different, display similar themes.  Ideas of control vs. free will, games vs. labor, and anticipations vs. expectations are formed through each small scenario.

  Rob Carter’s “Foobel” (2005) obsesses over the building and subsequent rebuilding of stadiums to create a mega-stadium. Carter lives and works in New York City and is currently a recipient of a Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation studio.

  David Dunn’s “Doors” (2008) offers an unending journey on what is beyond each decision.  Dunn lives and works in Philadelphia, PA and recently had a solo show at Copy Gallery in March. 

  Jean Alexander Frater’s “Oh…this could go on forever!” (2005) suggests a tension between a humanly-controlled scenario versus the free will of nature. Frater lives and works in Cleveland, OH and Chicago, IL.  Her work has been shown at the Wexner Center for Arts and the Kulturhuset in Stockholm

  Letha Wilson’s “16 Possibilities for an 8 Minute Walk, Fort Hill, Peekskill (Historical)” (2006) imposes an organically permutated structure over a simple nature walk.  Wilson lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.  She just had a solo show at the Buffalo Arts Studio and was awarded a fellowship to the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture.

Possible Projects is open on Mondays from 11-6 pm or by appointment.