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Wednesday, May 4: The Singularity

rabbitholeprojects — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:15:00 +0000

The tremendous discoveries dealing with space and time, observations of entanglement and quantum spookiness over the last one hundred years have brought us to an exciting time in perception evolution and closer to the brink of a great paradigm shift in consciousness. These revelations question our fundamental understanding of physics and challenge our perceived laws of nature. String theory, Multiple and Parallel Universes, Gravitational Waves; who knows what could be uncovered next or where this new knowledge might take us. We have entered a new era of understanding that has enabled us to survey the universe as we never have before while simultaneously begging questions we never knew we could ask.

Are we forever trapped in viewing life through the lenses of our three dimensional eyes? Can we peer into the dimensions above? Can our imaginations coupled with the unknown tell us the truth of who and why we are what we are?

In attempting to further explore these ideas, CHAPPO Presents: "The Singularity" an interdimensional animated adventure viewed through the eyes of an astronaut named Rene and his journey to the center of a black hole in order to study its effects on his perception of time and sense of self. Additionally, the evening will feature supporting contextual works by friends and fellow artists Don D'Aries, Chris Kinsler, Ashley Bohan, Samantha Sethi and Everett DiNapoli.

Audience/performers, spectators/spectacles, observers/objects, creators/destroyers; all are welcome.

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Tuesday, April 26: STREET HEROINES BY ALEXANDRA HENRY: A POP UP ART SHOW AND FUNDRAISER

rabbitholeprojects — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:00:26 +0000

SSB Presents
STREET HEROINES // directed by Alexandra Henry
A POP UP ART SHOW AND FUNDRAISER

http://www.someseriousbusiness.com
http://www.streetheroinesfilm.com
http://www.alexandrahenry.com

Tuesday, 26 April 2016 | 7:30 PM | Free
Rabbithole, 33 Washington Street, DUMBO
http://www.rabbitholeprojects.com/

Presented in Association with Howl Happening

Join filmmaker Alexandra Henry and a catalytic group of artists for a special exhibition of the artists' work to benefit STREET HEROINES, a feature documentary that celebrates the creativity and courage of female graffiti and street artists. Against great odds, these articulate, talented, and strong young women are producing visually stunning work that transforms the urban environment and spreads messages of empathy in the international world of graffiti. Included in the show and fundraiser are:

Alice Mizrachi (Queens)
Anarkia (Brazil)
Danielle Mastrion (Brooklyn)
Fusca (Mexico)
Gilf! (Brooklyn)
Lady Pink (Queens)
Lexi Bella (NYC)
Lili Cuca (Colombia)
Martha Cooper (NYC)
Magrela (Brazil)
Toofly (NYC/Ecuador)
Vero Rivera (Puerto Rico)

The culture of graffiti and street art has historically been male-dominated, and women still struggle to gain recognition for their contributions and artistry in the global movement. In 2012, Henry’s chance encounter with two young women painting a wall in New York City inspired her to document female artists who are altering the urban landscape. Traveling to more than ten countries, their stories vividly illustrate the spirit and driving energy of these women and the challenges they face on the street and in their societies to bring their artistry and their important social, political, and environmental messages directly to the public.

Alexandra Henry is a photographer, producer and first-time director working on her personal film project ‘Street Heroines’ that documents female graffiti and street artists working in North and South America and the obstacles they face in the male-dominated subculture. A nomad and 2x recognized emerging artist by CurateNYC, her body of work explores architecture, graffiti, and unembellished details of densely populated areas that define our daily urban experience.

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Saturday, Jan. 30: empty room: an art exhibition

rabbitholeprojects — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:55:15 +0000

empty room: an art exhibition

empty room: an art exhibition is a minimalistic show featuring new work by artist, writer, and filmmaker Kelley Brannon. On exhibit, will be her new time-lapse jazz song video, Empty Chair (2016) and the first four smoke drawings from her third series, The Digital Age (2015). empty room: an art exhibition celebrates the less rather than the more and directly reflects Brannon's themes of isolation, singularity, technology, and economic class.

In Empty Chair, Brannon uses time-lapse, contrast, and empty space to support the emotive qualities of a jazz song she sang and recorded in acapella; the song is essentially the video's sound track. Empty Chair draws from Brannon's previous work in abstract documentary, video art, and improvised jazz singing, in addition to her tendency to use moving images to create moments of stillness and pause for the viewer.

In her third smoke drawings series, Brannon expands her artistic process once again by using oil paint over the smoke to intensify her minimalistic forms and create content that both mirrors and questions our relationship to technology and the urban environments that perpetuate the speed and intensity of its progress.

Kelley Brannon created this third series while being the first artist-in-residence at The Rectory last October and November; inspired by her involvement with the squatter community in Detroit, Brannon wanted to create an opportunity for artists in an underserved area by turning an unused colonial building in her hometown of Charlestown, New Hampshire into artist studios. This project is still in development and Brannon hopes to partner with a gallery/residency in NYC to create a bridge between rural and urban environments. Duality is also a theme implemented in much of Brannon's work.

Kelley Brannon is an artist, writer and filmmaker originally from rural New Hampshire. She moved to Brooklyn in 2010 after graduating with a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, where she studied in the Studio for Interrelated Media program. In 2015, she earned a MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College with a concentration in Screenwriting. Her first feature narrative screenplay, Empty Spaces, has been in (slow) production for the last year. Brannon has been working in film and video since 2001. In early 2011, she began creating her one-of-a-kind smoke drawings, a form of visual art she was able to make with no budget, using left over drawing paper from art school and regular stick candles. In early 2013, she partnered with Indiewalls NYC to sell originals and prints. Today, her smoke drawings are in public and private collections in cities around the world, including Qingtian China, Washington D.C., New York City, Chicago, and Miami.

emptyroomexhibition@gmail.com

Curated by Kala Jerzy

For more information, visit: https://kelleybrannonprojects.wordpress.com/

kelleybrannonprojects@gmail.com / 347-984-4514

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Monday, Jan. 18: Pollinating Ríos Vivos

rabbitholeprojects — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:36:45 +0000

Pollinating Ríos Vivos
7PM

http://polinizaciones.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1649766915273874/

The Beehive Design Collective and Movimiento Ríos Vivos presents a multimedia journey about arts, media and land defense in South America with original photographs, maps and short films accompanied by live narration. Pollinating Rios Vivos shares a glimpse into communities that are defending their territories in the face of resource extraction industries.

Come to hear stories from Ríos Vivos Colombia, a social movement made up of communities impacted by dams that are struggling in the defense of their territories and rivers, and seek an energy model by and for the people. You will also learn about the work of Polinizaciones, a Beehive grassroots process that collaborates with communities impacted by resource extraction through the use of arts, culture, and communications as strategies for land defense in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

We will be combining storytelling and the presentation of our newest masterpiece MesoAmérica Resiste!, a multimedia presentation about Polinizaciones and Ríos Vivos, with art interventions and actions on issues of environmental and social justice. We’ll be there with giant art murals, a fully stocked distro of activist art, Ríos Vivos t-shirts and caps, handicrafts from territories in resistance, stories, songs, and experiences to share.
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El Beehive Design Collective y el Movimiento Ríos Vivos ofrecen una presentación multimedia sobre el arte, los medios y la defensa de la tierra en Suramérica con fotos, mapas y cortos originales acompañados por narración en vivo. Polinizando Ríos Vivos comparte la experiencia de las comunidades que están defendiendo sus territorios frente a las industrias de extracción de recursos.

Ven a escuchar relatos de Ríos Vivos Colombia, un movimiento social de comunidades impactadas por represas que están luchando por la defensa de sus ríos y territorios y buscan un modelo energético de y por el pueblo. También aprenderemos del trabajo de Polinizaciones, un proceso popular de Beehive que trabaja con comunidades impactadas por la extracción de recursos a través del uso del arte, la cultura y las comunicaciones como estrategia de la defensa de las tierras en Colombia, Ecuador y Venezuela.

Nosotros combinaremos narraciones y la presentación de nuestra nueva obra ¡MesoAmérica Resiste!, una presentación multimedia sobre Polinizaciones y Ríos Vivos, con intervenciones artísticas y acciones sobre temas de justicia ambiental y social. Estaremos allí con enormes murales artísticos, y una oferta bien surtida de arte activista, camisetas y gorros de Ríos Vivos, artesanías de territorios en resistencia, historias, canciones y experiencias para compartir.

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