Event #2

Exhibition Intro Page 
I went to Eli Joteva's solo show called Mnemoawari on the first day of its showing. At first, many students including myself were trying to figure out what the exhibition was about because there were so many different aspects to it, including a projection of lights which represent a photograph of a dream-wave portrait. When you turn the corner, you find three cryo sculptures that all are hanging from the wall at different lengths. The three spheres are made from materials like flowers, sand, mushrooms, and water and were all frozen. Since I came the first day, I saw the spheres in their frozen state. What intrigued me about this part of the exhibition was how the sculptures were made, so I took it upon myself to ask Eli and figure it out. While looking at the piece with pink flowers in it, Eli told me that she made the sculptures using layers of water and flowers and shaped it into a ball, which was incredible to me. I could see her work of “extrapolates the ephemeral realms of human perception by amplifying the invisible and inaudible processes underneath conscious awareness” being used in this exhibition (Joteva.com).
Picture of me with one sculpture
This idea of the conscious awareness made me think about what I was feeling while looking at the sculptures which are that we can only preserve things for so long because eventually our lives will decay and melt just like the sculptures did. I felt that Eli did a fantastic job showing the virtual and material memory by making me understand this idea of being present in the world (DMA). The virtual memory came with the VR experience and the projected room that showed a video of the three different sculptures rotating. The projection room had not only visuals but also sound effects of the water dipping from the sculptures melting. The VR experience was eye opening as it put me inside one of the spheres and made me a part of the material. I realized through this experience that Eli used VR to enhance her work, which is something I enjoyed because it showed the importance of the use of VR in the future of art, as seen in the new Whitney exhibition in New York City (Stewart). The material memory came from being able to interact with the sculptures through our senses, which relates to an idea said by Jogi Panghaal. His approach shows that every human experienced and felt something different when we touched the spheres because we all have different interactions with materials due to our senses. 

Picture of Sculpture with Mushrooms in it 
Similarly, I felt this exhibition related a lot to an article by Jay Dixit that talks about the Art of Now, meaning living in the present. The fourth rule in this article is “to make the most of time, lost track of it (flow)” which relates to the sculptures because throughout the three days, the sculptures will change, and there is nothing we can do about it but watch it happen(Dixit). I would absolutely suggest this exhibition to anyone because I felt I learned so much about materials and the meaning of being present from this exhibition. I think that anyone, even if you do not like art, would appreciate this exhibition because it is visually appealing and makes the viewer interested in the materials. 










                                                           References 

"About." Joteva. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2017. <http://www.joteva.com/about/>.

Dixit, Jay. "The Art of Now: Six Steps to Living in the Moment." Psychology Today. Sussex                Publishers, 01 Nov. 2008. Web. 13 May 2017. <https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200811/the-art-now-six-steps-living-in-the-moment>.

Panghaal, Jogi. "Interacting with Materials." Witnessing You. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2017. <http://www.being-here.net/page/1460/interacting-with-materials>.

Stewart, Rachel. "Is Virtual Reality the Future of Art? | Culture | DW.COM | 17.03.2017." DW.COM. N.p., 17 Mar. 2017. Web. 13 May 2017. <http://www.dw.com/en/is-virtual-reality-the-future-of-art/a-37942941>.

"UCLA Design Media Arts / Events." UCLA Design Media Arts. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2017. <http://m.dma.ucla.edu/events/?ID=1007>.




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