Jet Lag May 16, 2009

Jet Lag at Mina Dresden Gallery May 16 - June 13 2009
Exhibition by MEI.collectiv
Exhibition Dates: May 16- June 13 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 16, 6-9pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, June 13, 2-6pm
Gallery Hours: By Appointment

jet lag ... “a condition that is characterized by various psychological and physiological effects (as fatigue and irritability), occurs following long flight through several time zones, and probably results from disruption of circadian rhythms in the human body.” [Merriam Webster Dictionary Online]

Jet Lag is a MEI.collectiv exhibition by Jessica Resmond (France, US) and Jorge Bachmann (Colombia, Switzerland) with the participation of neuropsychologist Sabine Gysens (Belgium) and artist Anne Chao (Taiwan). Jet Lag is a multi-media project that uses metaphors from both the air travel experience and neurosciences to investigate social and biological networks. This new installation includes sculptures, digital photography, sound and video by the MEI.collectiv, as well as pictures, videos and sounds emailed by friends and acquaintances from around the world.

Jet Lag addresses the simultaneous freedom and confinement experienced when traveling across time zones. It draws our attention to the strange and suspended “familiarity” of transient spaces and unfamiliar skies, to the forced intimacy of airport security scans and the anonymity of international flights.

About MEI.collectiv: Jessica Resmond is an installation artist from Bordeaux, France. She received her BFA in sculpture from California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Jorge Bachmann is a Swiss Colombian multi-disciplinary artist whose work has been shown internationally in Switzerland, Colombia and the US. Sabine Gysens is a neuropsychologist from Belgium with a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University Paris VII, France. She has an interest in art curating and likes to explore the interface between art and science. Anne Chao is an artist and independent curator who lives and works in San Francisco and Taipei. Anne received her MFA from Claremont Graduate University; her work has been exhibited internationally.

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