Exhibits

Anna-Sophie Berger

June 13 – August 15, 2015

Fueled by equal parts of doubt and agency, Anna-Sophie Berger scrutinizes the often pathetic attempts to live in accord with individual values from within a globalized food economy. Pea seeds in silver claw earring sockets propose to revert this system by acting as localized storage units on the body, holding the potential for nourishment. Images of cultural artifacts and food, both areas of conspicuous leisure, are printed on milky white organza silk. The images sit within the otherwise invisible structure of white boarders recalling the confined space of social media platforms. The transparent draped fabric allows the images to be freed from the binding of any strict orientation. An ambiguous yet earnest internal dialogue captions the images, wrestling between material decisions and morality. For Berger, all things nourishing must be met with ethical doubt in light of ecological and anthropological consequences inflicted by contemporary globalized lifestyles.

Organized by Marie Heilich

publication

- Installation view
- sea bass / I mind the shape after all, 2015
  Print on organza silk, sterling silver, pea seed
  Dimensions variable
- dog with prey or pup / I want to make a good decision, 2015
  Print on organza silk, sterling silver, pea seed
  Dimensions variable
- rabbit / but is that relevant if it isn?t helpful?, 2015
  Print on organza silk, sterling silver, pea seed
  Dimensions variable
- let rise, let go, 2015
  Whole grain bread, oats
  dimensions variable
- Pea Earring, 2015
  Sterling silver, pea seed
  .25 x .25 x .5 inches
- Detail of dog with prey or pup / I want to make a good decision, 2015
  Print on organza silk, sterling silver, pea seed
  Dimensions variable
- Detail of sea bass / I mind the shape after all, 2015
  Print on organza silk, sterling silver, pea seed
  Dimensions variable