STATIC

2026 | RUBY HADLEY, HANNAH CHEN, SOFIA RAMIREZ GERMAN, MACY TAM, LOVE ALDUHOVA

88” X 88” X 134” | STYROFOAM, DOWELS, FAIRY LIGHTS, SPRAY PAINT, BEADS, STREAMERS, RIBBON, GARLAND, CELOPHANE, BOWS

STATIC CAPTURES HOW CELEBRATION IS UNIQUELY PORTRAYED ACROSS A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND EMPHASIZES HOW THEY INTERSECT. THE PIECE REFLECTS HOW SIMILARITIES IN TRADITIONS END UP UNIFYING PEOPLE THROUGH PARALLEL EXPERIENCES.

FIREWORKS ARE A NOTABLE AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPRESSION OF CELEBRATION THAT FOSTER VULNERABILITY WHEN SHARED WITH OTHERS. WITNESSING FIREWORKS ESTABLISHES A FEELING OF BELONGING AMONG STRANGERS, CREATING A BRIEF AND MOMENTARY CONNECTION.

STATIC EXPRESSES THE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALITY IN CELEBRATION, WITH DIFFERENCES IN TRADITION, BEHAVIOR, BACKGROUND AND ENVIRONMENT. ITS DYNAMIC AND SHARP ARTICULATION OF EACH DISTINCT FORM REPRESENT THESE INNATE DIFFERENCES. AS A WHOLE, IT EXPLORES THE DIVERGENCE IN HARSH EXPLOSIONS AND SOUND, WITH THE DELICATE VISUALS OF COLOR, LIGHT AND STILLNESS.

EACH ARTIST’S CONTRIBUTION REFLECTS THEIR RESPECTIVE RELATIONSHIP TO CELEBRATION AND TRADITION. THIS COLLECTION OF ELEMENTS HANGS FROZEN IN TIME, ACCENTUATING THE FRAGILITY AND TRANSIENCE OF COMMEMORATION, OVERALL EXPRESSING THE SENTIMENT OF LIVING IN THE MOMENT.