MIG PRESS
March 20, 2001

Magnetics

Participating Artists:
Golan Levin and Katrin Grotepass

Curator Michele Thursz

Katrin Grotepass and Golan Levin reach to the opposite ends of the spectrum to relate the same principles in the explorations of Magnetism as a communicative medium.

Katrin Grotepass
My work is showing the mysterious interaction of + and - of magnetic energy. This invisible energy is made visible though physical mediums using magnetic, iron- filings, fluorescent light and paper.

The energy of the creation of the work is a swell, and the catalyst for my ink, graphite drawings.
- ink is the free flowing energy following the gravity in its organic shape.
- Graphite is compressed energy in its geometrical form seen in the rhythm Pencil stroke.
Both elements are set in a dialogue. The graphite element seems to create a base for the ink element to fly.

Golan Levin
"My work has focused on the design of real-time environments, which allow people to explore abstract form, color and sound in ways that are direct, engaging, and expressive. Such environments inevitably investigate an interplay of natural and synthetic forces."
'Floo' disperses and deflects soft-edged tendrils in response to the interactant's movements, according to the patterns of magnetic fields.

'Flocculus' is a New Latin term for hairball. In this environment, ductile hairs drawn by the user swirl around a shifting, imaginary drain. 'Snoog Series' is a set of static/interactive computational forms intended as raw materials for phonaesthetic inquiry.
'Snoog Series' is a set of static/interactive computational forms intended as raw materials for phonaesthetic inquiry.

Show Events/Schedule: April 5 - April 28, 2001
Opening reception: Thursday April 5, 2001 6-9 PM

Michele Thursz, Director

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