I’m Still Dancing
This ongoing series draws from intimate dance gatherings that emerged in the wake of the tumultuous year 2020. These gatherings offered a form of solace, using movement as a way to process heightened stress, grief, and uncertainty. This installation transforms these ephemeral moments into a physical space for reflection and communal memory through kinetic sculptures, immersive sound, and video. Though the project initially was in response to 2020, the same issues continue to persist today.
At the heart of this project is an installation featuring a large dance floor embedded with low-frequency vibrations from iconic 90s and 2000s dance tracks. As the bass pulses, oversized shoe sculptures awkwardly propel across the floor, transforming sonic rhythms into physical expressions of release and resistance. Etched drawings on the concrete-tiled surfaces and resin wall panels record these movements, preserving the traces of past dance gatherings. The almost recognizable songs are paired with a harsh jackhammering sound, reminding the viewer that these moments of release still exist within governed architectures.
Iterations of this series have been exhibited with Feia Gallery and Luis De Jesus Los Angeles.
Photo documentation by Matt Savitsky, Möe Wakai, and Luis De Jesus Los Angeles.
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This ongoing series draws from intimate dance gatherings that emerged in the wake of the tumultuous year 2020. These gatherings offered a form of solace, using movement as a way to process heightened stress, grief, and uncertainty. This installation transforms these ephemeral moments into a physical space for reflection and communal memory through kinetic sculptures, immersive sound, and video. Though the project initially was in response to 2020, the same issues continue to persist today.
At the heart of this project is an installation featuring a large dance floor embedded with low-frequency vibrations from iconic 90s and 2000s dance tracks. As the bass pulses, oversized shoe sculptures awkwardly propel across the floor, transforming sonic rhythms into physical expressions of release and resistance. Etched drawings on the concrete-tiled surfaces and resin wall panels record these movements, preserving the traces of past dance gatherings. The almost recognizable songs are paired with a harsh jackhammering sound, reminding the viewer that these moments of release still exist within governed architectures.
Iterations of this series have been exhibited with Feia Gallery and Luis De Jesus Los Angeles.
Photo documentation by Matt Savitsky, Möe Wakai, and Luis De Jesus Los Angeles.
(Right-click open in new tab to see Hi-Res images)