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Moral Injury - Summer 2024

 

    Curated by Elle Gillette, the exhibition Moral Injury explores the diverse perspectives and techniques of artists working across painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media. Drawing upon Susan Sontag's seminal work, Regarding the Pain of Others, the exhibition examines the portrayal of suffering and conflict in our image-saturated era. Sontag's critique of observing others' pain from a position of safety and privilege, extended into the digital age, prompts us to reflect on how we engage with these images without becoming passive observers.

    Moral Injury addresses psychological, spiritual, and emotional harm that arises from exposure to actions or events that conflict with one's moral beliefs. This exhibition aims to counteract numbness and apathy by offering a different perspective on suffering. Each work reflects the artist's unique experience of suffering, emphasizing that form is not a passive reception but an active method of processing pain and making meaning.

    By delving into how pain and suffering are represented through various forms and practices, Moral Injury challenges viewers to confront their responses and the ethics of depicting suffering. The exhibition invites a reflective engagement with artworks from diverse cultural and historical contexts, fostering a deeper understanding of how suffering is portrayed and perceived.

    How do we continue to care for what we do not live through and witness with our own eyes? This question frames our exploration, urging viewers to examine their own roles in engaging with the pain of others.


The opening reception will be held on August 22nd, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. Many of the featured artists will attend, and the event is open to the public.

The exhibition is free and open to the public by appointment ONLY. For more information, please visit flushgallery.cargo.site or contact flushgallery@gmail.com.

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mirrored

enchantments:

artistic echoes and reflections



Mimicry as Enchantments: Artistic Echoes and Reflections beckons you to step into a realm where the boundaries of reality and imitation are blurred, inviting us to question, explore, and contemplate the profound impact of the age of information and how it changes our perception of ourselves and reality. As Hito Steyerl's "The Wretched of the Screen" serves as a guiding light, these artists present their own unique perspectives, encouraging us to embrace both the enchanting allure and the critical challenges of mimesis in our increasingly digitized existence. As mimicry challenges the boundaries of what is real, this show serves as a reminder that enchantments can lead us astray from what lies beneath the surface.




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Flush Gallery LLC was created by Elle Gillette and Xiangni Song in the summer of 2022 after graduating from the Pratt Institute. Our vision is to create an artist run space for artists. We hope you will be along for the ride. ︎︎︎

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Flush is an independent artist-run gallery for *emerging* artists. Flush plays off the idea of a sudden rush of intense emotion. It also is a pun-the original space of the first show which took place in Elle’s bathroom in the East Village. We exist to curate shows from the artist's perspective- at Flush, we're all about site-specific bathroom installations. Whether it's a classic white box gallery, the public loos of Tompkins Square, or the Guggenheim Museum's 4th-floor restroom, we're intrigued by the interplay between art and its surroundings. Sure, most folks might gaze at art for just 15-30 seconds, but did you know we all spend an average of 12 minutes per bathroom visit? Just think of the possibilities!

Our goal with Flush is to have a complete immersive experience with art in its setting. We prioritize the art, not what goes in the pocket $$$.