To most of our wild birds, humans must appear as eccentric and contradictory. By turns humans are hostile, indifferent, friendly towards them, so that they never quite know what to expect. Birds are able sometimes to discriminate between protectors and persecutors, but seldom very well, we should imagine. Regardless, we know two or three persons who are as fond of the bird as we are; and two or three recent writers on birds have spoken of its song as if they loved it.
Works in the exhibition include
Freedom, 2020. Graphic design on photos by US Forest Service
551 Bird Species and Subspecies Found in Arizona, 2020. 551 crumpled sheets of office paper
Keywords, 2020. Series of 30 posters, designed after Raymond Williams
America First, 2020. Various media and materials framing US Budget
Enchanted Evergreens, 2020. Air freshener spray (Enchanted Evergreens scent, Disney Collection), forest sounds
Hew To the Line, 2019. HD video, public domain footage US Fish and Wildlife Service, animation
Featured Artists
Aeron Bergman (born Detroit, USA) and Alejandra Salinas (born La Rioja, Spain) are an artist duo. The pair founded the artist-run space Institute for New Connotative Action: INCA and the independent art publisher INCA Press. They have lived in New York, Toronto, Detroit, London, Barcelona, Gothenburg, Oslo, Seattle, and are currently based in Portland.
Bergman and Salinas have shown work internationally at institutions such as the 4th Athens Biennale; 1st Bergen Assembly Triennial; 2007 Turku Biennial; 1st Struer Tracks Sound Art Biennial; Steirischer Herbst 2013, Graz; Fundação de Serralves, Porto; Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK; Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna; Kunsthall Aarhus, Denmark; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin; ICC Tokyo; IASPIS, Stockholm; Lincoln Center and DAC in New York City; e-flux and Berlin Film Festival in Berlin; Center for Contemporary Art Glasgow; Edinburgh Film Festival and Dundee Contemporary Art in Scotland; MOCA Novi Sad; Taipei Fine Art Museum; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; Centre George Pompidou and Palais de Tokyo in Paris; IMO and Nikolaj Kunsthal in Copenhagen; Henie Onstad Art Center, Kunstnernes Hus and 0047 in Oslo, MUDAM Luxembourg; Ruler and HIAP in Helsinki; The Luminary, St Louis, The Ski Club, Milwaukee; and Poor Farm, WI; FUEGO, Mexico City among many others.
Their sound art has been broadcast on radio such as the BBC and Resonance FM in London; WDR Cologne; R2 Madrid; SV2 Stockholm; Radio France; CBC Canada; WFMU New York; and Taipei Philharmonic Radio. The pair won an award of distinction in digital music at the Prix Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria.
Bergman is currently Chair of the Low-Residency MFA at the Pacific Northwest College of Art where Salinas is Assistant Professor. Bergman and Salinas were Senior Artists-in-Residence at the University of Washington 2013–2017. Bergman was professor at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts 2007–2013.
Directions
SAND Temporary Office is located at 21601 N 9th Ave, Phoenix, Arizona, 85027. The building is located on the northwest corner of 9th Ave and Melinda Lane, one block south of Deer Valley Airport. The main entrance is off 9th Ave. On-site parking is available in a small lot off 9th Ave, with additional street parking on 9th Ave and Melinda Ln. Please keep in mind that, outside of the opening reception on Jan. 25, 6-9 pm, the SAND Temporary Office is only open by appointment. Please contact us at sandzoneaz@gmail.com if you would like to view the show.
Accessibility
The areas of the building hosting this show are wheelchair accessible from on-site and street parking, except for one video work. This video work is on the second floor, up 21 steps with no elevator access. We can screen this video separately either on-site or via the internet on request. Due to ongoing renovations, restrooms on site may not be able to accommodate visitors with limited mobility. Please contact us with any other accessibility concerns and we will work to accommodate you.
Installation view of Hew To the Line, 2019. HD video, public domain footage US Fish and Wildlife Service, animation.
Installation view of America First, 2020, and Enchanted Evergreens, 2020.
Enchanted Evergreens, 2020. Air freshener spray (Enchanted Evergreens scent, Disney Collection), forest sounds.
America First, 2020. Various media and materials framing US Budget.
America First, 2020. Various media and materials framing US Budget.
Installation view of Keywords, 2020. Series of 30 posters, designed after Raymond Williams.
Keywords, 2020. Series of 30 posters, designed after Raymond Williams.
Installation view of Keywords*, 2020, Freedom, 2020, and 551 Bird Species and Subspecies Found in Arizona, 2020.
551 Bird Species and Subspecies Found in Arizona, 2020. 551 crumpled sheets of office paper.
Detail of 551 Bird Species and Subspecies Found in Arizona, 2020.
Still from Hew to the Line, 2019.
Still from Hew to the Line, 2019.
Still from Hew to the Line, 2019.