What I See: Sacramento Knoxx x Lynne Avadenka
“untitled,” by Lynne Avadenka
screenprint (various sizes)
Sacramento Knoxx on the musical connection he found with Lynne Avadenka's print:
“What I found inspiring was the many layers it takes to get a message in a piece, especially the mathematical and sequence of the visual design.
It reminded me of sound waves and the magic inside them when you go in depth and through the layers. Each little layer is important for any sonic piece. So, as I saw her work it sounded thick and layered with a mathematical precision similar to composing and sound designing. It was almost immediate that I began with sampling the sound of a piece of "paper" then added each layer to compliment the one before it.
The process also reminded me of Spirit Plate, which is a part of Anishinaabe arts & culture within our ceremonies observed in the fall, with the intention and practice of weaving and honoring the many stories of life's ways. ‘‘
What I See is a curated project aimed at creating conversation between artists during a moment of unprecedented isolation. Kresge Arts in Detroit invited fellowship and Gilda Award recipients to create new work inspired by and in response to the works in progress recently shared by their colleagues. In highlighting the connections and mutual inspiration produced through these collaborations, it is abundantly clear how creativity radiates and can deepen existing community networks and lead to new connections. This project is a new addition to our efforts to resource and activate the arts and culture community of Detroit, of which those of us on staff are proudly a part. What I See logo by Asukile Gardner.
Art by its nature is pure exchange
We look and we marvel. We hear and we heal.
We read and we wonder.
Rarely do we know; do we see what the creator
first saw, or the hope that they in turn entrust
to the eyes and minds of others.
That conversation between source and subject is
as rich and worthy, and mysterious as the end
creation. This is art’s constant invitation: to see
and see again, until we see. Sometimes ourselves.
Sometimes our world, sometimes into realms
unknown.
A more raw and wondrous window has yet to
exist. Until one does, may art, and those who answer
its call, continue to do what only they can — making the unseen seen in ways once unimagined.
— Nichole M. Christian, Kresge Arts in Detroit 2020