Artist Lab Residency // 18th Street Art Center
April 24 – July 20, 2017
My Place is the Placeless
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.
My Place is the Placeless, 2017. Installation view. Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.
My Place is the Placeless, 2017. Site-specific adobe installation and research materials. Adobe, sand, burlap, wood, gold leaf and research material. Earth building in collaboration with Nathan Wright and Wade Lucas. Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.
My Place is the Placeless, 2017 (detail). Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.
My Place is the Placeless, 2017 (detail). Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.
Placeless III, 2017. Mixed media on paper mounted on wood panel. 18 x 14 inches. Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.
Left: Placeless II, 2017. Mixed media on paper mounted on wood panel. 14 x 11 inches. Right: Placeless I 2017. Mixed media on paper mounted on wood panel. 14 x 11 inches. Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.
My Place is the Placeless, 2017. Installation View. Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.
Sun, Sky, Eye, 2017. Mixed media installation. Latex paint, gold leaf, adobe and sand. Dimensions variable. Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.
Sun, Sky, Eye, 2017 (detail). Mixed media installation. Latex paint, gold leaf, adobe and sand. Dimensions variable. Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.
Earth, Sky, Eye, 2017. Mixed media installation. Latex paint, gold leaf, adobe, sand and gypsum board. Dimensions variable. Photo Credit: Panic Studio L.A.