Hallway and Fluid have been made possible through the generous support of the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Commission of The Greenwall Foundation.
Clarina Bezzola's Fluid is a metaphorical installation about circulation through barriers and skins. It includes ceramic, metal, and fabric pieces that connect drawn elements on the walls and floor. The drawings also serve to create spatial illusions hinting at the presence of perceptual barriers. According to the artist, her work is her body, and the installation, although existing in the gallery, "should always be thought of as a part of me." Her use of flower patterns underscores the surfaces that wrap and hide the inner lives of her forms; they provide a "hypocritical way of covering up." Bezzola's pieces are often wearable and used in performances. The exhibition is accompanied by the artist's performance of "Lamentation," an operatic improvisation in which, dressed in a sculpture of her own making, she makes use of her classically trained voice.