"Aquascaping the Anthropocene" projected on the Manhattan Bridge NYC. 2020

 

Light Year 67: Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil

Thursday, Novemeber 5th, 2020
2-10 pm (NYC time)

Light Year 67: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil” serves as a celebration and reminder to all of the beauty of life as a human being on this rock spinning around the sun. In a recent talk at TEDx San Francisco, Mel Robbins mentioned that scientists estimate the probability of your being born at about one in 400 trillion, so each and every one of us are special.

These are dark times for us all, some more than others, and to stop and reflect on the beauty of our world is needed more than ever.  The LIGHT YEAR program is presented on the Manhattan Bridge in the streets of Dumbo, Brooklyn.

Exhibition date: November 5, 2020
Total Run Time: 30:24

Participating Artists /  Country
Ernesto Gonzalez / USA - Mexico
Agni Zotis / USA - Greece
Gigi Spratley / USA
Jean-Michel Rolland / France
Keegan Luttrell / Germany
Malado Baldwin / USA
Valerie Schaller / Austria
[dNASAb] /USA
Marton Daniel Gabor, Juice / Hungary

@lightyeararts

Curated by John Ensor Parker

Aquascaping_The_Anthropocene#4" 3:14 mins, 24fps. 1080p HD video 2014-present/ongoing

Aquascaping the Anthropocene" creates a visual montage illustrating the resiliency of the coral reef,  its relationship to plastics, and a possible "optimistic future view of a post human; plasticized Ocean, in which a hybrid symbiotic relationship between the coral and the plastic gyre occurs."

 The composition consists of video documentation of a living coral sculpture made of reclaimed plastic and fiber optics composited with other videos of living coral colonies, underwater lighting, plastic sculptures, and video projection mapping.

https://youtu.be/yY78VM9v1kI

[dNASAb] __"The real enemy is the disneyfication of everything." _

[dNASAb] Video Art _VOTE BLUE _ VOTE WATER _Videos 2020

 

VOTE BLUE

VOTE BLUE

[dNASAb] Released 2 NEW prints to benefit ARTSail residency program and Showfields Miami 2020

 

"Obscene Plasticene Daydream_ Anthropocene X-Pollination Station #3" 2018
Photograph.Glossy pigment print mounted on dibond with UV plexiglass
edition of 7 + 2 AP
24" H (x) 16" W

"FUCK_Climate change is real.(Seagrape)" 2020
Photograph.Glossy pigment print mounted on aluminum with UV plexiglass
edition of 7 + 2 AP
24" H (x) 16" W

Released 2 NEW prints to benefit ARTSail residency program and Showfields Miami opening.     

“Like an Ocean gyre, a vortex of artifacts of a consumption based contemporary society such as;  plastic bottles and bags, fishing nets, and helium balloons become en-snarled with driftwood, dead coral, and seaweed creating a grotesques amalgamation of disparate materials which remarkably can still harbor life and be a sculptural framework for life to grow. I aim to develop work that embodies this contemporary conundrum.” [dNASAb]

Drone's eye view of the studio of [dNASAb].

Drone's eye view of the studio of [dNASAb].
Film + Text by Justin Namon @whofpv

"I had the opportunity to meet [dNASAb] +Desiree after they relocated his studio of 20 years in Brooklyn, NY to South Florida. Instigated by a need be closer to the "ecosystems" that inform [dNASAb]'s work, to "flip the script" on the dingy over-priced warehouse studio rentals, and turn a mid-century modern home into an immersive art house studio+showroom. He's a creative artist who uses mixed mediums to convey the juxtaposition of nature and industrialism echoing a discord in the social acceptance of plastic culture. You will find reclaimed plastic and styro-foam transformed into "living sculptures" and "video ecosystems" that are otherworldly and natural at the same time. Video projection mapping and multi-channel audio enliven the pieces, and highlight an environmental crisis we are dealing with in real-time.What a collection and unique way to explore ideas concerning the intersection of art, technnology and environmentalism. I decided not to apply any speed ups to emphasize the size of this space and the path chosen to show it. Cant wait to see his new space in Wynwood!"

@dnasab @desirestylenyc @houseofthewakingdream