Lighthouse of Moth
September 7 - September 29, 2024
Lighthouse of Moth is an experimental new work and debut solo show of artist Meaghan Elyse. Akin to the moth larvae who consumes and grows from synthetic and natural fibers, Elyse digests and regenerates collected materials into a constructed spiral.
The structure presents a cosmos on multiple scales: an inner, micro-cosmos of things, and a wider, macro-cosmos of things; An inner holding – to rest and sit together, a wider release - to push out, exhale, eject. Drawing inspiration from the text 'Vibrant Matter', by theorist Elizabeth Bennett, everything is moving and acting upon each other at all scales, the energy within our bodies, pulsing through the pipes of the building, embedded in the earth below us, and stretching across the edge of the universe.
Can the frequency of a body – the flutter of a heart – be felt across the earth?
About The Artist
Meaghan Elyse is an interdisciplinary artist working with design, biophilic sculpture, painting and performance. Her work explores the boundaries of our bodies, of home, of our surrounding ecologies, and the porousness of these edges. Along with collaborators, she is interested in creating spaces for interaction, for rest, for dreaming, for mourning, for healing.
(b. 1992, London, UK) She is based in New York and Massachusetts. She holds an MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University where she was a recipient of the Leroy Neiman Fellowship.
Collaborators
Pete Marzilli, Construction
Char Jeré, Sound
John Maria Gutierrez, Performance
Paul Eisenberg, Lighting design
Grace Stewart, Art student assistant
Mimi Gottesdiener, Art student assistant
Special Thanks
Caroline Cadieux Maxwell, Curatorial
Tati Marcel, Curatorial
Dare Brawley, Architecture
Pablo Ros, Architecture
Ray Barsante, Construction
Andrew Brehm, Construction
Support + Sponsorships
Barefoot Books
InOutUp Collective
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
American Mime Theatre
Kristen Blair Lueck
Martin Lueck + Nancy Traversy