Rise and Fall
-- 2020, 2022
ERC-721 | Total: 0009
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Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall by Nate Mohler, Matea Friend and David Friend, is a work about the embodiment of letting go and moving through – reminding us to be like water. Trapped bodies float through a body of water, equally contained within the fluid limits and unable to escape the loop, despite their attempts. Similarly, many of us experienced these feelings submerged in the chaos and hardships of 2020. At the end of the year, with all that had passed, we were eroded and changed. There is power in the embodiment of erosion and there is power in surrendering to the undulations of our earthly experiences. Bringing the human into the digital realm through indigo-dyed fabric, fans and 84 LED displays this piece illuminates the mesmerizing tranquility of releasing to those forces that are greater than us. The ghostly figures are David and Nate swimming in an undulating current. The motion of light is key to the symbiotic relationship between the oscillating waves of the fabric and the human figure. Shown in the US Bank Building in downtown LA May 1st, 2021. Thank you @3d_live_inc and @capturestudiogroup for sponsoring LED’s and hosting. Thank you @kai.t.li.n and @clothingbyjames for helping sew fabric.
Rise and Fall
2021