Feb 28

Materializing Time, 2019
NYU IFA/BFA Exhibition
Samhita Kamisetty and Kara Kendall
80WSE Gallery
New York, NY

Curated by Sizhuang Miao
Photography by A. Leonardo Amiri

Excerpt: The concepts of material and process preoccupy artists, Kara Kendall and Samhita Kamisetty. Both artists come from a printmaking background and became intrigued by a photogram-like print process in which objects leave their contours directly on paper, leading to the formation of unexpected shapes and textures. Gradually, however, their works developed in different directions. Exchanging ideas frequently with each other, Kamisetty and Kendall both give physical shapes to otherwise abstract creative processes and memories. This exhibition explores their different approaches while adding new meanings and temporal dimensions to their processes.