COLLISION COLLECTIVE

Tired of using technology

By John Barera

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Collision Collective, local dramatic manipulators of art and technology, are back with COLLISION01101: superartificial. The show, their 13th, uses 12 new works to explore the lingering role superstition plays in a completely technological world.

John Slepian's Cornered overtly plays to our sympathies and fears while questioning our relationship with nature. An unassuming tree stump serves as home to a simulated shrieking creature, grunting and cowering in fear when approached. Through mechanical simulation Slepian tears down the metaphorical wall separating the real world from the world of the screen.

In Who's That, Tim Murdoch's contribution, mirrors are used as a metaphor for looking into oneself—he creates a slippery reflection that is seemingly detached from the plane. Again the presence of the viewer affects the work, disrupting his mental image. The superstition has been reversed, with the mirror intact, and the viewer shattered.

Hosting the show is the likeminded Axiom Gallery, a collective with an experimental media focus. As both institutions have become reputable for the presentation of technology-based, forward-thinking artwork, the exhibit is a unity of two forces—the fact that it's on display in a MBTA rail station couldn't be more appropriate.

COLLISION01101:SUPERARTIFICIAL

RUNS 5.9-5.25

OPENING RECEPTION 5.9 6PM-9PM

GALLERY HOURS

WED.-FRI. 6PM-9PM

SAT.-SUN. 2PM-5PM

AXIOM GALLERY

ORANGE LINE MBTA

GREEN ST.

141 GREEN ST.

JAMAICA PLAIN

617.953.6413

AXIOMART.ORG