Artist Frances Grace Mortel has converted her studio at the Hive into a work-in-progress-site-responsive multimedia installati on series. She will have her studio open for the public to experience duri ng the following times:
Artist Frances Grace Mortel has converted her studio
at the Hive into a work-in-progress-site-responsive multimedia installati
on series. She will have her studio open for the public to experience duri
ng the following times:
February 21 (Sat) @ 2-8pm - Opening Recept
ion
February 24 (Tue) @ 4-7pm
February 25 (Wed) @ 4-7pm
Feb
ruary 26 (Thu) @ 4-7pm
February 27 (Fri) @ 4-7pm
February 28 (Sa
t) @ 2-8pm - Closing Reception
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Materials: found/used
denim garments\, straight pins\, safety pins\, thread\, jute twine\, needl
es\, seam ripper\, bleach\, projectors\, monitor\, 85 lbs. of rice\, trans
ducer\, amplifier\, media players\, media storage\, digital recordings\, t
ime with family\, time away from family\, 2024 to present
The c
omponents of the work have been installed in response to the specificity a
nd problems of the site/studio. Guests are requested to remove shoes/outdo
or footwear as they enter the space. Engagement with the materials and str
uctures is encouraged: you may touch the materials\, go under the sculptur
es\, sit\, and lie down. While nothing has been permanently constructed\,
please do not displace and remove anything from the room.
The a
udio-visual archives have been recorded in the cities of Manila\, Hong Kon
g\, Spokane\, and New York from different times (2013\, 2014\, 2019\, 2024
\, 2025\, 2026) and include various moments of gathering and assembly.&nbs
p\;
Visitors and workshop participants may contribute their own clothing/t
extile and digital recordings (audio and video) to be added in the install
ation as part of the collective archive and placemaking.
A
bout the artist:
Fran
ces Grace Mortel (b. 1987\, Manila) is an artist\, filmmaker\, and com
munity organizer. She is the Co-Executive Director for Asians for Collecti
ve Liberation in Spokane and Asians for Collective Action\, a member of&nb
sp\;Washington Filmworks Equity Committee\, serves on the board of Spokane
Film Project\, and programs films at Spokane International Film Festival.
Her site-responsive installations involve unmaking and perpetual maintena
nce&mdash\;exploring labor and care through digital and physical archives&
mdash\;often thinking about displacement and extraction while mapping out
collective memory through moving image and placemaking. Fran lives in the
Pacific Northwest with her family and completed her MFA at Bard College in
New York.