Commonwealth and Council

The Flood, The Vessel, The Commune—how do we find each other?

Julie Tolentino

Press Release

Installation view

Photo: Paul Salveson

The Flood, The Vessel, The Commune—how do we find each other?

2024

Pixel translation from performance documentation On Touch/The Pressure by A. Levy, lined steel drum, steel dolly, human hair (Stosh Fila, Rita Tolentino Wood, Anji Wood, Young Chung, Gala Porras-Kim, gloria galvez, Simon Leung, Muna Tseng, Pam Lessero, Yun Gi Ahn, Brenda Reyes-Chavez, Matt Town, Kibum Kim, Katherine Agard, Jahn Birtaale, Sadia Shirazi, Aldo Hernandez, Erin Min), coconut coir, stainless steel mesh and lock wire, acrylic sealant, monofilament, hemp, cotton thread, bamboo, titanium carabiner, steel cable, hacked electric hoist, cow hide, Velcro, boron, sodium, oxygen, tap water, saltwater, activated charcoal, black pigment, amber, covellite, black tourmaline essence

Installation dimensions variable

Edition of 3, 1AP

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

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crush

2024

Herbal spirits, infused tea, bisque-fired earthenware, plastic cask, tubing, spigot, rock, obsidian, cow hide, goat and lamb skin

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail view

Photo: Gi Ahn

Detail view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Pixel Pressure

2024

Single-channel 4K video, black and white, color, silent

Photo: Paul Salveson

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Detail view

Photo: Gi Ahn

Installation view

Photo: Paul Salveson