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ERIK BERGRIN: THE 8 DISSOLUTIONS

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Foto: Erik Bergrin, Dissoluzione 8 – Vuoto, 2020, 73” X 33” X 20”, Vari materiali, Foto per gentile concessione dell’artista

Traduzione a cura di Marina Dlacic 

Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
January 28 – July 10 2022
Curated by the Morris Museum’s Ronald T. Labaco, Director of Exhibitions and Collections/Chief Curator, and Michelle Graves, Curatorial Assistant

Erik Bergrin, Dissolution 8 – Emptiness, 2020, 73” X 33” X 20”, Various materials, Photo courtesy of the artist.

Morris Museum announces “Erik Bergrin: The 8 Dissolutions” a fiber-sculpture installation by New York City-based artist and costume maker Erik Bergrin. A student of Buddhist philosophy, Bergrin explores the transience of the human body and the eternity of the mind in this new collection of work.

The exhibition takes its name from the eight dissolutions, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice that visualizes one’s mortality in the recurring cycle of death and rebirth on the path to enlightenment.

The costumes are entirely handsewn, made from fabrics created by Bergrin using traditional techniques such as weaving and felting, as well as grown from unusual materials such as seaweed, fermented tea, and crystallizations. Some include integrated drums and rattles.

Erik Bergrin, Dissolution 8 – Emptiness, 2020, 73” X 33” X 20”, Various materials, Photo courtesy of the artist.
Erik Bergrin, Dissolution 8 – Emptiness, 2020, 73” X 33” X 20”, Various materials, Photo courtesy of the artist.

A video monitor documents a performance with the costumes making musical sounds with each movement, revealing the multidisciplinary nature of Bergrin’s artistic approach.

Founded in 1913, the Morris Museum is an award-winning, multifaceted arts and cultural institution serving the public through its exhibitions and performances, which strive to interpret the past and discover the future through art, sound, and motion.

Erik Bergrin, Dissolution 8 – Emptiness, 2020, 73” X 33” X 20”, Various materials, Photo courtesy of the artist.
Erik Bergrin, Dissolution 8 – Emptiness, 2020, 73” X 33” X 20”, Various materials, Photo courtesy of the artist.
Erik Bergrin, Dissolution 8 – Emptiness, 2020, 73” X 33” X 20”, Various materials, Photo courtesy of the artist.
Erik Bergrin, Dissolution 8 – Emptiness, 2020, 73” X 33” X 20”, Various materials, Photo courtesy of the artist.