‘Mirror Chain’ inside a virtual MAK

In conjunction with my ongoing exhibition Inverted Dome at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Mackey Garage Top, I’m releasing a series of fully digital studies that further advance ideas touched on within the exhibition. The first in this series of four works is Mirror Chain.

Digital Study #1 (Mirror Chain), 2022

Instead of the inverted U.S. Capitol Dome currently installed within the physical gallery, in this virtual world we find a length of mirrored chain that stretches from floor to ceiling. Mirror Chain references both the concept of a blockchain first advanced by Satoshi Nakamoto in Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System, and the proliferation of cryptocurrencies that have followed in its wake. One is also invited to consider the phenomena of supply chains, chains that bind, and chains that are worn in popular culture to signal wealth and status.

Each digital study in the series will be distributed via the MAK Center for Art and Architecture email list, social media, and website.

EXHIBITION

Garden

Ladies’ Room

November 15 – January 23, 2023

Artists include: Anna Rosen, Annabel Osberg, Felice Groden, Karen Kuo, Kristin Posehn, Micol Hebron, Nora Shields, and others.

SOLO EXHIBITION

Ghost Pearls

Granary Arts

October 12, 2022 – January 20, 2023

Ghost Pearls is an architectural sculpture that explores spaces of connection and mediation. The work is based on research into local and historical forms of lace-making, early digital art, and contemporary virtual space.

BOOK LAUNCH

Inverted Dome

MAK Center for Art and Architecture

Schindler House

6 – 8pm, April 22, 2022

The MAK Center for Art & Architecture presents Kristin Posehn: Inverted Dome, an experimental publication drawing together materials from the artist’s recent exhibition at the Mackey Apartments Garage Top. The publication includes documentation of the architectural sculpture and digital works, research materials, an interview, and catalog essays.

LISTENING EVENT

Casting Glances at the Mackey Apartments Block Party

MAK Center for Art and Architecture

2 – 5pm, February 20, 2022

Enjoy a playlist selected by artists to accompany the exhibition Kristin Posehn: Inverted Dome in the Mackey Garage Top Gallery. This informal listening event will run for the duration of the Mackey Apartments Block Party. Featuring audio tracks chosen by artists Posehn admires, including: Kathryn Andrews, Scott Benzel, Holly Childs, Steven Chodoriwsky, Alice Könitz, Rita McBride & Glen Rubsamen, Linda Persson, Imogen Stidworthy, Nasrin Tabatabai & Babak Afrassiabi, Peter Wu+, Jayme Yen, and Andros Zins-Browne.

SOLO EXHIBITION

Inverted Dome

MAK Center for Art and Architecture

January 22 – March 6, 2022

The MAK Center for Art & Architecture presents Inverted Dome, an exhibition of new work by Kristin Posehn at the Mackey Apartments Garage Top. An inquiry into the dynamics of light, technology, and perception generated by our public buildings, Inverted Dome features Posehn’s ongoing research into iconic domes. The exhibition includes an architectural sculpture, digital works, and a publication that suggest new spatial and experiential possibilities for public architecture.

FELLOW

2021 Granary Arts Fellow

Granary Arts is thrilled to announce Kristin Posehn as our newest Granary Arts Fellow. Kristin is a Los Angeles based artist working with conceptual sculpture, architecture and painting. Kristin is studying the local Sanpete history, exploring how economic structures, purpose, and connection can be linked, how voice is stored and transmitted across time, and how the medium of architecture might support both voice and purpose.