Studio Lemercier: Rising Waters

About the Exhibition

Rising Waters is an exhibition by Studio Lemercier, an artist duo based in Brussels consisting of Joanie Lemercier and Juliette Bibasse. The exhibition presents plotter drawings that engage with the phenomenon of sea level rise caused by climate change. Centrally placed in the gallery is a drawing machine, controlled by custom computers programmed by the artists, that makes an intricate drawing over the course of each day. The machine’s pen swiftly traces numerous lines on the paper, gradually revealing recognizable, oceanic forms. Ninety-seven drawings will be made over the course of the exhibition and stored in the gallery, their steadily growing pile manifesting the ongoing, cumulative condition of sea level rise. This evolving collection of paper and lines is a part of Studio Lemercier’s ongoing exploration of plotter machines, delving into the relationship between humans and machines, and between humans and art in an age of digital production.

Studio Lemercier: Rising Waters is organized by the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center in collaboration with Superblue.

Admission: free