Zeppelin Airships, blimps and dirigibles have a storied history within aeronautics and popular culture. There is the immediate fascination with the matter of scale these vessels inhabit and the gigantic infrastructures required to keep them afloat. These containers of an invisible gas lighter than air, swimming to destinations, have fascinated and enthralled generations. The impetus for this exhibition is within this invisible volume and the notion of lighter than air which is easier to experience than describe.
The title Mooring denotes an action of fixing to a point, a measure of controlling an entity by means of gravity, mass and machine. This control exists in an attempt to mitigate unwarranted interaction with other bodies. Mooring makes use of tethered strands, which individually are no match but when used in concert can exert and withstand tremendous forces. This action is applied when the vessel is surrounded by modes of fluctuation, an inconsistency of depth, position and stability.
Mooring also describes the adherence to a moral framework. This fixed point helps to define the moral compass of a people and is evident in the trajectory of progress. As a society, we have the capacity for adaptation to our ever changing environments that gives the same stability of tethering to a mast. Though invisible, this framework reveals the outliers and flaws within the whole. But it is within the collective steering that change is possible while maintaining integrity to preserve the future
Mark Earnhart & Jodi Lightner -Mooring, June 9, 2017
Jodi Lightner -Shelter 3, acrylic, ink and graphite on mylar and paper, 2017
Jodi LightnerJodi Lightner – Interstitial Parrallels (detail)Mark EarnhartMark Earnhart Mooring Installation (detail) digital laser print on aluminum, 2017
Mark Earnhart Mooring Installation (detail) digital laser print on aluminum, 2017
Mark Earnhart Mooring Installation (detail) digital laser print on aluminum, 2017Mark Earnhart Mooring Installation (detail) digital laser print on aluminum, 2017Earnhart / Lightner artist talk June 9, 2017Mark Earnhart – Mooring InstallationEarnhart – Mooring and Ladder Installations
Skulpturen / Zeichnungen
9 – 20 JUNI, 2017
Vernissage
Freitag 9. Juni 19:00 – 22:00
Anwesenheit der Künstler/Innen,Kunstlergespräch (in Englisch)
Einlass 18:00
Öffnungszeiten
Freitag – Dienstag 13:00 – 18:00
und nach tel. Vereinbarung
ProjekTraumFN l‘atelier Glidden Wozniak extends a warm welcome to the public to join us for the upcoming two person exhibition Mooring by Mark Earnhart and Jodi Lightner. The installation is site specific, as Lightner recreated a floorplan of ProjekTraumFN’s space in her Billings, Montana studio and both artists developed the work specifically for the space. Earnhart will be presenting multiples of objects such as fabricated aluminum sculptures, miniature ladders made of wood, and laser engraved aluminum castings. Lightner’s intensly detailed work includes multiple pieces of cut mylar which are painted with ink and acrylic.
Earnhart
Upon an invitation to exhibit, the artists researched Friedrichshafen and wrote about the influence of place on their work:
“Friedrichshafen Germany is situated near the boarders of Switzerland and Austria on the shoreline of Lake Constance. The city is a major producer of aviation technologies and is most notably the site where the first Zeppelin Airships were designed and are still built today. The region is home to some of the world’s most innovative aviation companies and manufacturers and has a long history within the field of aeronautics and engineering. It is within this arena of lighter than air flight that our exhibition pivots. Zeppelin Airships, blimps and dirigibles have a storied history within aeronautics and popular culture. There is the immediate fascination with the matter of scale these vessels inhabit and the gigantic infrastructures required to keep them afloat. These containers of an invisible gas lighter than air, swimming to destinations, have fascinated and enthralled generations. The impetus for this exhibition is within this invisible volume and the notion of lighter than air which is easier to experience than describe.”
The title Mooring, has to do with the idea of controlling almost unimaginable volume and scale. Mooring also has a connotation of steering and holding to a moral foundation as a reflection on the current political climate. The artists will speak about their influences and work at the opening reception on June 9th, 2017
Lightner
Jodi Lightner (b. Kansas, USA) is an Assistant Professor of Art at Montana State University Billings where she teaches courses that involve pencils, paint, and presses. She received her MFA in painting from Wichita State University in 2010 and continues her studio practice in Montana through national and international exhibitions. She has participated in artist residencies focused on studio practice at the International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture in Montecastello diVibio, Italy, Vermont Studio Center, and Ucross Foundation.
Lightner lives and works in Billings, Montana.
Earnhart
Mark Earnhart (b. Ohio, USA) is an Assistant Professor of Art at Montana State University Billings where he teaches Sculpture and Three-Dimensional practices. He received his MFA from the University of Maryland in 2013 and continues his practice exhibiting nationally. He has experience as a Gallery Director, Museum Preparator, Museum Educator, Studio Technician, Art Handler, Artist Assistant, Lifeguard, UPS Driver and Airplane Fueler among many other things. Earnhart lives and works in Billings, Montana.
