The exhibition reflects I/C’s commitment to connect local contemporary artists to an international arts community.

Strunz takes on the spatial and temporal as key concepts in her work, with the physical act of construction and material truth as guiding principles. The folding and collapsing of her chosen medium––here, the bright, heavy metal “bonnets” or hoods of cars––point to Strunz’s long-standing interest in the inevitable fate of objects. The crumpled, near-total destruction of vehicular elements evidences a history of motion, accident, and causation that hurls the past into the present.

Martinez focuses her attention on commodification and the mass consumption of objects. Her installations––or, late capitalist still lifes––are after-images of the visual merchandising strategies embedded in retail displays. Engaging the histories of design, fashion, photography, and architecture, Martinez’s collages, sculptures, and installations are constructed through careful consideration of viewership, which is to say, consumership.

Space/Void is presented in partnership with the Goethe-Institut and made possible by Ash & Elm Cider Co with fabrication support by Ignition Arts.

Space/Void will be on view in the Ash & Elm production space, adjacent to the tasting room at 2112 East Washington Street. Parking is available in the Auto Value lot across Washington Street or directly behind the building. Street parking is also available on Hamilton or Jefferson.