Coming In Going Out Coming Out Going In
2019
Zero Halliburton case, ceramics, glaze, spray paint, coral, clay, rocks, coins, glass, Medusomyces gisevii, digital print on fabric, packaging foam
Closed: 67 x 50 x 22 cm (26 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 9 in.)
Open: Dimensions variable
Suitcase Institute is pleased to announce Coming In Going Out Coming Out Going In (2019), a suitcase artwork by Shane Aspegren. The suitcase will provide opportunities for visitors to handle and interact with the artwork within a hard-wearing Zero Halliburton case, a suitcase typically used by musicians, photographers, astronauts and diplomats to store and carry precious cargo.
Exploring passages of ritual and value systems, Coming In Going Out Coming Out Going In utilizes hand-made and found objects, and features visual effects such as moiré pattens, in addition to written mantric text. The work invite participants to activate an emergent energy, a proposal that in itself can be rejected, expanded on and/or executed to one’s satisfaction.
Coming In Going Out Coming Out Going In is the first suitcase artwork produced by Suitcase Institute. The artwork has previously appeared on public spaces in Hong Kong and London, as well as inside institutional spaces such as Tai Kwun Contemporary and Hong Kong Arts Centre. For more details on Suitcase Institute and its future projects and locations, visit www.suitcaseinstitute.com and subscribe to the newsletter.
To request an interview with the artist or the co-founders of Suitcase Institute, please contact willem.molesworth@gmail.com
links and press:
https://www.suitcaseinstitute.com/shane-aspegren
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3024105/luggage-based-art-hong-kongs-turbulent-times-two