Artist Frances Grace Mortel has converted her studio at the Hive into a work-in-progress-site-responsive multimedia installation series, tastas at kidkid (rip and wind).

OPEN STUDIO + INSTALLATION VIEWING

February 21 (Sat) @ 2-8pm - Opening Reception
February 24 (Tue) @ 4-7pm
February 25 (Wed) @ 4-7pm
February 26 (Thu) @ 4-7pm
February 27 (Fri) @ 4-7pm
February 28 (Sat) @ 2-8pm - Closing Reception
 

Materials: found/used denim garments, straight pins, safety pins, thread, jute twine, needles, seam ripper, bleach, projectors, monitor, 85 lbs. of rice, transducer, amplifier, media players, media storage, digital recordings, time with family, time away from family, 2024 to present

The components of the work have been installed in response to the specificity and problems of the site/studio. Guests are requested to remove shoes/outdoor footwear as they enter the space. Engagement with the materials and structures is encouraged: you may touch the materials, go under the sculptures, sit, and lie down. While nothing has been permanently constructed, please do not displace and remove anything from the room.

The audio-visual archives have been recorded in the cities of Manila, Hong Kong, Spokane, and New York from different times (2013, 2014, 2019, 2024, 2025, 2026) and include various moments of gathering and assembly. 

Visitors and companion archiving workshop participants may contribute their own clothing/textile and digital recordings (audio and video) to be added in the installation as part of the collective archive and placemaking.