SlaughterhouseSpace presents:


SENSORY INTERVENTIONS

June 25, 2011 ~ September 10, 2011
Opening reception for the artists Saturday June 25 4PM ~ 7PM

The senses don't just "make sense" of life in bold or subtle acts of clarity, they tear reality apart into vibrant morsels and reassemble them into a meaningful patter....The senses feed shards of information to the brain like microscopic pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
....To understand, "we have to use our heads," meaning our minds. Most people think of the mind as being located in the head, but the latest findings in physiology suggest that "the mind" doesn't really dwell in the brain but travels the whole body on caravans of hormone and enzymes,, busily making sense of the compound wonders we catalogue as touch, taste, smell, hearing, vision.
A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman

CATCH & RELEASE
Employing video and audio installations, the artist Hugh Livingston recreates the essence of the Russian River experienced during a residency this past winter.

NOBODY'S POODLE
Smell is the most direct of all our senses. Our brains can instantly and wordlessly recall a memory or feeling when triggered by a particular scent. It is said there is a scent of war. In her installation, Pat Lenz has created a scent for peace.

Sensory Interventions Press Release.pdf

Review by Satri Pencak