CONCRETE LIGHT
Nikolai Ishchuk and Fabiola Menchelli
June 5 – 21, 2020
Online Viewing Room

Originally conceived as a Summer exhibition in Los Angeles, CONCRETE LIGHT aims to relate the ways in which two artists develop a visual reference to, or extract influence from architecture in their photo-based work.

Nikolai Ishchuk (Russian, b.1982) and Fabiola Menchelli (Mexican, b. 1983) similarly explore post-minimalist and abstract approaches to architectonic landscapes using innovative photo-sensitive processes. Menchelli, through her multi-exposure echoes of Tadao Ando’s Oaxacan observatory, translates the curvature and contemplative experience of physical space into lunar impressions on paper — taking sculptural forms into the darkroom. Conversely, in his multi-panel compositions, Ishchuk distills the basic structures of spatial perception through cameraless and mixed-media techniques – letting sculptural and quasi architectural forms emerge from the darkroom.

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Note: There are several full-screen visuals as well as a background audio component. While you can view the show on your mobile device, the optimum experience is on a larger screen.

I hope their work and the presentation provide a few moments of meditative respite.

– Douglas Marshall

EXHIBITION TOUR $ ARTIST TALK

Approaching Architecture: Nikolai Ishchuk & Fabiola Menchelli
Saturday, June 13th
11:00 am PST on ZOOM

In this open group conversation, Fabiola, Nikolai, and I will explore the ways in which the artists develop a visual reference to, or extract influence from architecture in their photographic work, as well as their use of analog processes and art-historical influences.

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