Mooring Exhibition to open in Germany, June 9, 2017

ProjekTraumFN presents:                                                                               

Mark EARNHART & Jodi LIGHTNER

MOORING
Skulpturen / Zeichnungen
9 - 20 JUNI, 2017

Vernissage
Freitag 9. Juni 19:00 - 22:00
Anwesenheit der Künstler/Innen, Kunstlergespräch (in Englisch)
Einlass 18:00

Öffnungszeiten
Freitag - Dienstag 13:00 - 18:00
und nach tel. Vereinbarung

ProjekTraumFN l‘atelier Glidden Wozniak extends a warm welcome for you to join us for the upcoming two person exhibition Mooring by Mark Earnhart and Jodi Lightner.  The installation is site specific, as Lightner recreated a floor plan of ProjekTraumFN’s space in her Billings, Montana studio, and both artists developed the work specifically for the space. Earnhart will be presenting multiples of objects such as fabricated aluminum sculptures, miniature ladders made of wood, and laser engraved aluminum castings. Lightner’s intensly detailed work includes multiple pieces of cut mylar which are painted with ink and acrylic.

Upon an invitation to exhibit, the artists researched Friedrichshafen and wrote about the influence of place on their work:

    “Friedrichshafen Germany is situated near the boarders of Switzerland and Austria on the shoreline of Lake Constance.  The city is a major producer of aviation technologies and is most notably the site where the first Zeppelin Airships were designed and are still built today.  The region is home to some of the world’s most innovative aviation companies and manufacturers and has a long history within the field of aeronautics and engineering.  It is within this arena of lighter than air flight that our exhibition pivots.  
    Zeppelin Airships, blimps and dirigibles have a storied history within aeronautics and popular culture.  There is the immediate fascination with the matter of scale these vessels inhabit and the gigantic infrastructures required to keep them afloat.  These containers of an invisible gas lighter than air, swimming to destinations, have fascinated and enthralled generations.  The impetus for this exhibition is within this invisible volume and the notion of lighter than air which is easier to experience than describe.”

The title Mooring has to do with the idea of controlling almost unimaginable volume and scale. Mooring also has a connotation of steering and holding to a moral foundation as a reflection on the current political climate. The artists will speak about their influences and work at the opening reception on June 9th, 2017

 
Jodi Lightner (b. Kansas, USA) is an Assistant Professor of Art at Montana State University Billings where she teaches courses that involve pencils, paint, and presses. She received her MFA in painting from Wichita State University in 2010 and continues her studio practice in Montana through national and international exhibitions. She has participated in artist residencies focused on studio practice at the International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture in Montecastello diVibio, Italy, Vermont Studio Center, and Ucross Foundation.
Lightner lives and works in Billings, Montana.

Mark Earnhart (b. Ohio, USA) is an Assistant Professor of Art at Montana State University Billings where he teaches Sculpture and Three-Dimensional practices.  He received his MFA from the University of Maryland in 2013 and continues his practice exhibiting nationally.  He has experience as a Gallery Director, Museum Preparator, Museum Educator, Studio Technician, Art Handler, Artist Assistant, Lifeguard, UPS Driver and Airplane Fueler among many other things.  Earnhart lives and works in Billings, Montana.

This exhibition is the first in a series of three consecutive shows of American artists in ProjekTraumFN this summer. The artists will be in attendance.

Earnhart / Lightner
Mooring
9 – 20 June, 2017
Opening Friday June 9, 19:00 -22:00
Doors open at 18:00
Sculpture / Drawing
Billings, Montana

Jack Henry
Terraforms
30 June - 11July, 2017
Opening Friday June 30 19:00 -22:00
Doors open at 18:00
Drawings
Brooklyn, New York

Julie Anne Ward
Containers Containing
14. - 25. July 2017
Opening Friday July 14th, 19:00 - 22:00
Doors open at 18:00
Drawings / Photographs / Live Video Streaming
Boca Raton, Florida

ProjekTraumFN: l’Atelier Glidden Wozniak is a project space in the studio of visual artist Felicia Glidden (MN, USA) and musician Alain Wozniak (Lille, FR) As research-based artists, we recognize the need for artist-run project spaces as necessary venues for artists to experiment and exhibit new work.  We occasionally open our live/work studio for exhibitions by international artists. You can support working artists and this project space by purchasing artwork from the project space and directly through our website.
www.ProjekTraumFN.com   

ProjekTraumFN: Open hours throughout exhibition dates:
JUNE 9 - JULY 25th
Friday through Tuesday
13:00 - 18:00
and by telephone appointment
free entrance

We are located at street level - Dornierstrasse 4, across the parking lot from the Waldhorn Hotel, directly next to the Waldhorn Apotheke in Friedrichshafen – Manzell 88048


ProjekTraumFN
l’Atelier Gliddden Wozniak
Dornierstraße 4
D -88048 Friedrichshafen
Felicia Glidden   +49 176 2353 43 23 DE
                            +01 218 302 5763   US
                            arts@feliciaglidden.com
Alain Wozniak      +49 176 2353 42 68
                           musik@alainwozniak.com