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Jet Lag at Mina Dresden Gallery May 16 - June 13 2009
Exhibition by MEI.collectiv
Exhibition Dates: May 16- June 13 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 16, 6-9pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, June 13, 2-6pm
Gallery Hours: By Appointment
MEI.collectiv www.meicollectiv.com
Location: Mina Dresden Gallery, 312 Valencia @ 14th street, San Francisco, CA 94103 www.minadresden.com
jet lag
“a condition that is characterized by various psychological and physiological effects (as fatigue and irritability), occurs following long flight through several time zones, and probably results from disruption of circadian rhythms in the human body.” [Merriam Webster Dictionary Online]
Jet Lag is a MEI.collectiv exhibition by Jessica Resmond (France, US) and Jorge Bachmann (Colombia, Switzerland) with the participation of neuropsychologist Sabine Gysens (Belgium). Jet Lag is a multi-media project that uses metaphors from both the air travel experience and neurosciences to investigate social and biological networks. This new installation includes sculptures, digital photography, sound and video by the MEI.collectiv, as well as pictures, videos and sounds emailed by friends and acquaintances from around the world.
Jet Lag addresses the simultaneous freedom and confinement experienced when traveling across time zones. It draws our attention to the strange and suspended “familiarity” of transient spaces and unfamiliar skies, to the forced intimacy of airport security scans and the anonymity of international flights.
About MEI.collectiv: MEI.collectiv was founded by Jorge Bachman, Anne Chao, and Jessica Resmond.
Current participants in MEI.collectiv’s project Jetlag include Jorge Bachman, Sabine Gysens and Jessica Resmond.
Jessica Resmond is an artist from Bordeaux, France. She received her BFA in sculpture from California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Jorge Bachmann is a Swiss Colombian multi-disciplinary artist whose work has been shown internationally in Switzerland, Colombia and the US. Sabine Gysens is a neuropsychologist from Belgium with a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University Paris VII, France. She has an interest in art curating and likes to explore the interface between art and science.