ALTERED STATES considers a renewed interest in the aesthetics and performativity of mysticism. Of particular interest are induced states of ecstasy or transcendence in a ritual context, and through appropriation re-imagining shamanism and new age sensibility.

Through idiosyncratic performance (behaviors, ceremonies, incantations, religious sentiment and experience), borrowed iconography, and the creation of “invested” objects and spaces, the artists intended for ALTERED STATES re-contextualize alterity as a psychedelic state of being.

ALTERED STATES, Curated by Jamillah James for Frontier Projects.

Artists:
Delia & Gavin (video)
EMR (Extreme Mature Respect: Math Bass & Dylan Mira) (video)
Forcefield (Matt Brinkman, Jim Drain, Leif Goldberg, Ara Peterson) (video)
Lexie Mountain Boys (performance on Sunday 4/5)
Zeljko McMullen & Severiano Martinez (video)
Jimmy Joe Roche (video)
Johnny Rogers (installation)
Caitlin Williams & Sarah Milinski (installation)
Erin Womack (installation)