STUDIO AUDIENCE (WEATHER PATTERNS) // Directed by ANDREW MAUSERT-MOONEY on Jan 11
STUDIO AUDIENCE (WEATHER PATTERNS)
Directed by ANDREW MAUSERT-MOONEY
January 11-16, 2013
Opening Reception: January 11th, 8-10pm
Open Hours: by appointment
JOHALLA PROJECTS
1821 W Hubbard, Suite 209, Chicago 60622
During this time I created a montage experiment which became known abroad as the ‘Kuleshov Effect’. I alternated the same shot of Mozzhukhin with various other shots (a plate of soup, a girl, a child’s coffin), and these shots acquired a different meaning. The discovery stunned me – so convinced was I of the enormous power of montage.
–Lev Kuleshov, Soviet filmmaker and montage theorist, 1929
Join Andrew Mausert-Mooney and collaborators* from 8-10pm on January 11th for an evening of cinematic vivisection.
On one end of the gallery there is a set. An actor performs a series of gestures amidst props, camera persons, a musician, projected backdrops and a studio audience. Simultaneously, at the other end of the gallery, the resulting video piece (WEATHER PATTERNS) – restricted by frame, dismissive of scale, married by cut – is presented via live feed on a monitor.
The performance repeats, like a voice pronouncing a word until only sound can be heard, for the duration of the opening. At the end of the night a single iteration of the video is selected to run, opposite the empty set, for the remainder of the show.
*Kimberly Christian, Edward Dignan, Marriana Milhorat, and Tim Nickodemus
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ANDREW MAUSERT-MOONEY (b. 1986) is a Chicago-based artist working with 16mm film, video, performance and installation. Andrew’s work has showed in festivals, galleries and exhibition series around the world including the American Film Institute, CineVegas, Chicago Underground, Gallery 400, the Sullivan Gallery and Other Cinema. He recently received his MFA from the University of Illinois-Chicago in the Spring of 2012.
JOHALLA PROJECTS was established in the fall of 2009 by Anna Cerniglia as a venue for emerging and mid-career artists. Prior to the founding of Johalla Projects, Cerniglia ran South Union Arts for several years; after its closing, she felt a need to establish a home base for her curatorial work. Located in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, Johalla Projects exhibits art of all mediums that excels beyond conventional expectations. Working together with various artists and curators, we are the collective known as Johalla Projects. As a collaborative project space, we are a haven for artists, curators, and patrons who desire to expand their aesthetic horizons. Every exhibition undergoes a thoughtful selection process, assuring that each show presented at Johalla Projects is comprised of the finest contemporary work.
More information about Johalla Projects can be found at www.johallaprojects.com