Make-Shift Anthropocene Symbiosis Station and Interface for Vibrant Exchange
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Join us for an open studio and closing reception:
6–8PM, FRIDAY
OCTOBER 18, 2024
STUDIO 111, ROTARY ARTS CTR.
49°53'28.0"N 119°29'42.0"W
The City of Kelowna's newest Artist in Residence, Lucas Glenn, is hosting an open studio!
In-studio, Glenn is setting up a recent creation for the final time this fall. M.A.S.S.I.V.E., an abbreviation of Make-shift Anthropocene Symbiosis Station and Interface for Vibrant Exchange, is a mobile installation focusing on ways that humans and nonhumans relate or ‘interface.’
This instance of M.A.S.S.I.V.E. allows visitors to speak to a nearby plant via two-way radios. A speaker, mounted on a tripod and monitor arm, broadcast’s the channel’s signal to a plant. Power-tool batteries and daisy-chained guitar pedals boost frequencies known to encourage plant growth. From a distance, visitors can speak, sing, make sounds, or recite from books included in the installation's “Seed Library”. Curated from the artist's shelf, the books cover nature/culture, art, and climate. Each book contains seeds of plants native to the Okanagan. With two-way radios, salvaged electronics, seeds, texts, and small gestures, M.A.S.S.I.V.E. speculates. It asks how we might repurpose human-centred systems for symbiotic ends.
The open studio will take place from 6-8pm in Studio 111. As well as being a project send-off, this is a chance to see the workings of Glenn’s temporary studio in Studio 111. Drop by to view sculptures and drawings in progress!
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M.A.S.S.I.V.E. is an interactive, mobile installation made by artist Lucas Glenn as the City of Kelowna’s 2024 Artist in Residence.
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This project takes place on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional territory of the Syilx Nation.
Supported by the City of Kelowna Artist in Residence program
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