s+oryprobl=m :: changed conditions
s+oryprobl=m :: changed conditions (2019 - 2020)
In the Current Era the future is increasingly considered in shorter and shorter measure — frequently in months, weeks, days, the 15-minute increments of calendaring systems, the couple of seconds it takes to pick an emoji and hit send — and only sometimes in years, rarely in decades, and almost never in centuries. This foreshortening of perceived time, made possible only in part by technological “advances”, has developed into an epidemic of time-sense myopia, which is deteriorating consideration for the future beyond “Now”.
Remember: to what end are we racing and why?
What notable changes have occurred during the past 2019 years of the Current Era? Which of these changes were planned for and expected, and which of these changes were unexpected? What changes will occur in the next 2019 years? What changes will be planned for and what unexpected changes might occur?
Visual art is often understood to be static. Once installed, the art is seen, the exhibition continues, the exhibition closes, art is de-installed. What would happen if the sequence changed such that once installed, art is seen, the exhibition continues with the art evolving each day through a brief intervention by the artist, the exhibition closes, and the art in its altered state is de-installed?
s+oryprobl=m :: changed conditions offers a dose of time-sense hyperopia as a lease to contemplate, over time, the relationship of the present with past outcomes with which to move consciously into the future.
Type
2,019 [2,020] handmade paper cups, acrylic, daily interventions by artist assisted by the public
Project Timeline and the Covid-19 Pandemic
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About s+toryprobl=m series
s+oryprobl=m is a series of projects by C.K.Itamura that center on problematic contemporary issues distilled into storyproblem formats, which are resolved through processes which include elements of research and the ritual creation of visual elements which evolve over several months or years in multiple locations.
s+oryprobl=m :: changed conditions is the fifth of several s+oryprobl=m art installations by C.K.Itamura. The first, s+oryprobl=m :: fragile vessels was installed in the Santa Rosa City Hall Council Chamber for two months in 2017. The second, s+oryprobl=m :: alternate route was at The Spinster Sisters in Santa Rosa, California from April 4 thru June 5, 2017. The third, s+oryprobl=m :: blue sky no clouds remains a work in progress as of this writing. The fourth, s+oryprobl=m :: 156 (iteration 1) was installed at Chalk Hill Artist Residency in November 2018 and is an on-going participatory project expected to take 10 years to complete.
Venue
Museum of Sonoma County
Exhibition
Presented in collaboration with Creative Sonoma, Discovered: Emerging Artists of Sonoma County features the ten recipients of the 2019 Discovered Awards. The five visual and five literary artists were selected from a pool of applicants through a highly competitive process for a chance to have their work featured in a major exhibition at the Museum of Sonoma County. In addition to the exhibition, the winners are recognized through a cash award, public readings, and a professionally designed catalog combining their visual and literary work. The goals of the awards program are to recognize excellence in the visual and literary arts, foster professionalism and increase exposure for emerging visual artists and writers, and to cultivate public awareness and appreciation of the role of creativity in our community.
This exhibition is supported by Creative Sonoma, Community Foundation Sonoma County, the County of Sonoma, and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Discovered is supported by Community Foundation Sonoma County’s Artist Awards Endowment Fund which was created by more than 50 donors from 2007-2011 with support from the James Irvine Foundation.
Dates
Opening Reception: November 22, 2019, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Exhibition: November 22, 2019 thru February 2, 2020
Artists Panel Discussion: January 9, 2020, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Related Workshops: “Creating New Traditions, One Cup at a Time”, January 15 & 25, 2020
Thank You
Community Foundation Sonoma County, Creative Sonoma, Museum of Sonoma County, Chalk Hill Artist Residency, In Cahoots Residency, Nanette Wylde, Kent Mankse, Jeff Nathanson, Alejandro Salazar, Jessica Martin, Bob Stender, R.C. Wong, Margo Warneke Merck, Macy Chadwick, Diana & Steve Jameson, Conrad Praetzel II, Conrad Praetzel III
Installation Team
Vicky Kumpfer, Serena Hazard, Rebecca Valentine, Barrett Anderson
Intervention Team
Eloise & John Helms, Meghan Helms, Natalie Helms, Micheal O’se, Diana LaCalle, Cheryl Young, Sachiko Kanenobu, Tomiko Yabumoto, Leslee Fontes, Gabe Fontes, Violet Fontes, Conrad Praetzel and anonymous museum visitors.
Photography
Museum of Sonoma County (exhibition)
Tibidabo Photography (process & finale)
C.K.Itamura (intervention)
Intervention photos can be viewed here.