My Place is the Placeless
Artist Lab Residency// 18th Street Art Center // April 24-July 20, 2017
In this 18th Street Art Center Artist Lab and exhibition My Place is the Placeless, Guirguis created an environment for investigations into the intersections of art and activism through explorations of materials made from the earth’s elements, including pigment, paper, soil and water. Guirguis seeks to address issues of displacement, environmental destruction, and cultural and historical memory loss in her work, as well as through conversations with local artists engaged in political activism, and workshops with local Santa Monica youth and adult participants. The adobe structure was created in collboartion with earthbuilders Nathan Wright and Wade Lucas.
Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.
Placess III, 2017. Mixed media on paper mounted on wood panel. 18x14 inces.
My Place is the Placeless, 2017. Site-specific adobe installation and researach materials. Adobe, sand, burlap, wood, gold leaf and resesrach material. Earthbuilding in collaboration with Nathan Wright and Wade Lucas. Artist Lab Residency and Exhibition, 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica CA.
My Place is the Placeless, 2017. Site-specific adobe installation and researach materials. Adobe, sand, burlap, wood, gold leaf and resesrach material. Earthbuilding in collaboration with Nathan Wright and Wade Lucas. Artist Lab Residency and Exhibition, 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica CA.
My Place is the Placeless, 2017. Installation View. Artist Lab Residency and Exhibition, 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica CA.
Left: Placeless II, 2017. Mixed media on paper mounted on wood panel. 14x11 inches.
Right: Placeless I 2017.Mixed media on paper mounted on wood panel. 14x11 inches.
My Place is the Placeless, 2017. Installation View. Artist Lab Residency and Exhibition, 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica CA.
Sun, Sky, Eye, 2017. Mixed media installation. Latex paint, gold leaf, adobe and sand. Dimensions varaible.
Sun, Sky, Eye, 2017 (detail.) Mixed media installation. Latex paint, gold leaf, adobe and sand. Dimensions varaible.
Earth, Sky, Eye, 2017. Mixed media installation. Latex paint, gold leaf, adobe, sand gypsum board. Dimensions varaible.
My Place is the Placeless, 2017. Installation view. Artist Lab Residency and Exhibition, 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica CA.
