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8/1/2002

Body Stories

Mobius, Boston

Mobius Artist Group presents "Body Stories" an installation created by Stephen Sheffield and Gina Cestaro.

What are the forces that range against us? What are the forces that range within us? How did our body image develop, and how does it change throughout our lives.

"Body Stories" is an installation about asking questions, and searching for answers. It is about discovering the misconceptions that we have been led to believe about our bodies and our sexuality. Gina Cestaro and Stephen Sheffield have collected audio interviews or "body-biographies," from men and women, created and collected imagery and built an environment consisting of four wooden books and four large photomontages. From each book emits looped audio clips collaged from the interviews, and behind each are the large photomontages with imagery "quilted" in a grid pattern. This is an ongoing investigation for the artists, with interviews and imagery continuing to grow.

"...and these are the forces they had
ranged against us, and these are the
forces we had ranged within us,
within us and against us, against us
and within us."
- Adrienne Rich

Mobius News Release
JANUARY 2002
Installations/Exhibitions

*Frank Vasello - "Descent of Flowers," 1/9-1/26 (opening reception and gallery talk, Sat., 1/12, 3-5 pm)
Inspired by the Greek myth of Persephone/Hades/Demeter, this installation explores the themes of the eternal cycle of birth/death/rebirth, loss and longing. This depressingly beautiful installation, dominated by the stark beauty of dried flowers, will consist of a long table set for two with the focal point being hundreds of roses hung from the ceiling, creating the illusion of an overhead carpet of flowers. Anxiety and loss is translated into a romantic vision of lonely lost beings sitting under the vibrant world hovering above.

*Dana Chandler and other AAMARP artists - "Reports from Afield: 25 Years of AAMARP and Its Future," 1/28 (Mon., 7 pm, free)
Now in its third year, Mobius' "Reports from Afield" is an ongoing series of monthly artists' talk and has been made possible with support from the Boston Cultural Agenda Fund, City of Boston. The African-American Master Artists in Residency Program (AAMARP), affiliated with Northeastern University, is the only existing African-American resident program connected to a university. Since its inception in 1977, AAMARP has been functioning as a residency program for 14 artists of African descent. Founder Professor Dana Chandler and other AAMARP artists will speak about the program's past, present, and future.

Gallery hours: Wed.-Sat., noon-5 pm, admission free and open to all

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