We exChange: An Assemblage of Possibilities
Exhibition (Main Gallery) : August 31-October 1, 2022
Reception : Friday, September 2, 5-8 pm
Gallery Talk : Thursday, September 22, 6 pm
Participating artists
Visual:
Taurus Burns
Judy Bowman
Simone DeSousa
Karianne Spens-Hanna
Jerome Patryjak
Dalia Reyes
Literary:
Justin Rogers
Lujine Nasralla
Kristin Palm
Tawana Petty
Billy Mark
Anna Clark
Audio Intro to We exChange
Zak Rosen, Audio producer for the We exChange project
ABOUT THE PROJECT
We exChange is a three-phase, year-long collaboration inviting 12 metro Detroit visual and literary artists to explore and co-create work reimagining the meaning of change in a time of chaos — its limits and its unexpected possibilities. In each phase of the project — loosely inspired by the French surrealist art game known as exquisite corpse and the prescient words of Black science fiction writer Octavia Butler — the artists each create new works influenced by images and words from the prior phase.
The Scarab Club is proud to partner with Signal-Return to showcase the culminating works as well as an immersive audio experience designed to help the public simultaneously explore the concept of change. The suite of custom prints on display reflect the willingness of individual artists to collectively blend their ideas, approaches and work into unplanned joint creations. The exhibition also marks the first time that all 12 artists will view their works in connection with one another and as sparks for exchange with the public.
We exChange is co-directed by Signal-Return Director and visual artist Lynne Avadenka and writer Nichole M. Christian.
Participating creative contributions:
Zak Rosen, Audio Producer
adrienne maree brown, Essayist
Gabriela Baginski, Photographer
We exChange, a project of Signal-Return, is supported by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
