July 12 - August 10, 2024
From Throughline:
“Carolina Borja’s sculpture explores the materiality of objects that confront each other, yet exist in the same space, in her series, Breaking Point. Inspired by day-to-day interactions between the natural landscape and urban concrete foundations, Borja proposes that notions of vulnerability and strength are synonyms, rather than opposing concepts, offering metaphors for relationships, while commenting on Houston’s growing landscape. Breaking Point is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
Angela Chen’s newest photo–object assemblages reflect what she terms the aesthetics of immigrant resourcefulness. Incorporating floor screens purchased from Facebook Marketplace, photographs from personal archives, and collaged photo-text-textiles printed on recycled and naturally-dyed fabric, her hybrid objects propose how a predisposition toward thrift and repurposing can create new visual grammars that help us imagine new relationships to place, and a more sustainable future. Carolina Borja was born in San Diego, California, and raised in Mexico City. Borja studied Industrial Design with a minor in Mexican Folk Art and currently lives and works in Houston, TX. Her work intersects sculpture with public art, reflecting on topics such as urban mobility, growth and cross-culture.
Angela Chen 陳勇氣 (she/her) is a Taiwanese-American photo-based artist, writer, and educator from the ethnoburbs of the San Gabriel Valley, California. Using assemblage as a metaphor for diasporic identity- and world-building, her work incorporates personal narrative; interdisciplinary approaches to photographic processes; recycled and foraged material; and everyday detritus. Scheduled Programs: Artist talk: Saturday, July 13, from 12–1pm Cocktail Hour: Saturday, July 27, from 4-6pm Workshop: Saturday, August 10, from 12-1pm – About Throughline: Throughline is a network of artists committed to providing exhibition space free of the constraints of the traditional gallery model. Throughline’s culture empowers artists to develop their creative and professional ambitions, continuously culminating in a wide range of events, from art shows to educational programs, to cooperative partnerships with diverse organizations. Throughline believes that the empowerment of artists is a transformative force that transcends the boundaries of mere creativity.”
Reception: July 12, 2024 | 6–9 pm
3909 Main Street
Houston, 77004 Texas
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