 Undine's Curse Paul Etienne Lincoln Hyperbaric - Hypobaric Alexander and Bonin is pleased to announce "Hyperbaric - Hypobaric", a new installation by Paul Etienne Lincoln. Known for his complex, allegorical installations inspired by historical figures, memory, and sensorial perception, Lincoln's works are often years in the making. This is the first presentation of "Hyperbaric - Hypobaric". "Hyperbaric - Hypobaric" is an installation comprised of ten main elements including an aluminum hypobaric chamber that houses a live sponge controlling the respiration cycle of the entire work, a glass plate engraved with the image of an atmospheric diving suit, a three hundred-link translucent chain etched with the names of evolutionary specimens, a transparent accordion, a diver's pump, a mother-of-pearl encrusted gown mounted on a propeller, and two charts of circulation currents in the ocean and upper atmosphere. The chain extends upward from the installation to the gallery's third floor culminating with a whistling canary, fed by air piped up from the ground floor. The tenth element is a film, "Undine's Curse", featuring many of the exhibited sculptural elements. In this filmed performance Penelope, played by Nicole Renaud, sings Monteverdi's "Di misera regina" in a grotto in Northern Italy, pleading for the return of Ulysses. Leaving the grotto, she loses consciousness as she ascends into the upper atmosphere in a hot air balloon. She then emerges from the depths of the Hudson River in the hypobaric chamber reconfigured as a sedan chair, accompanied by a sea shanty written by Lincoln. The sound track, intrinsic to the installation, can be heard through a giant seashell. Paul Etienne Lincoln was born in London in 1959. His work has been exhibited in Europe and North America since 1981 when he was included in "Young Contemporaries" at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London. In 2003 he exhibited two major installations "New York-New York" and "Die Berliner Zuckerbärin" in a solo exhibition at the Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin. More recently he exhibited an early work "Panhard Special", 1976, and "Sinfonia Torinese", 2004, at Guido Costa Projects in Turin. The artist lives and works in New York and Venice. Exhibition: March 1 - April 5, 2008 Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 10 am - 6 pm Alexander and Bonin Gallery 132 Tenth Avenue USA-New York NY 10011 Telephone +1 212 367-7474 Fax +1 212 367-7337 Email gallery@alexanderandbonin.com www.alexanderandbonin.com |
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