subtle centers, 2025

collaboration with Andrew Demirjian
Installation with modular furnishings and 28-speaker sound sculpture.

Subtle Centers is a setting for experiencing the imaginary through the feeling of being in between. Suggesting both a sitting room and courtyard, the work explores the permeability between interior and exterior, prompting visitors to contemplate a space between the physical and spiritual world.

The installation uses a large mirror in the space to create atmosphere of both/and, artist designed cushion seating and a central, vertical sound sculpture plays a multichannel spatial sound composition based on a 17th c. Sufi training manual.

Subtle Centers was presented in conjunction with Powers of the Unseen, a show of thirteen international contemporary artists who examine the frontier between opacity and transparency, the intersection of spirituality and art, and the limits of perception and representation, at Express Newark, Feb 2025 - July 31, 2025. NOTE: This installation has now been extended through 2026.