Gone Viral: Medical Science and Contemporary Textile Art
Marion Art Gallery
March 8–April 7, 2013
Curated by Leesa Rittelmann
Laura Splan's braided "Stethoscope" sculpture was included in "Gone Viral: Medical Science and Contemporary Textile Art" at Marion Art Gallery. This participatory sculpture, created especially for the "Gone Viral" exhibition, invites viewers to listen to each other's heartbeats with four functional stethoscopes that are braided together. The intertwining of the apparatus tubing obscures the source and the recipient of each heartbeat creating simultaneous sensations of anonymity and intimacy. The exhibition also featured photographs and textiles sculptures from Splan's Doilies, Exam Gown, and Blood Scarf series.
Laura Splan's braided "Stethoscope" sculpture was included in "Gone Viral: Medical Science and Contemporary Textile Art" at Marion Art Gallery. This participatory sculpture, created especially for the "Gone Viral" exhibition, invites viewers to listen to each other's heartbeats with four functional stethoscopes that are braided together. The intertwining of the apparatus tubing obscures the source and the recipient of each heartbeat creating simultaneous sensations of anonymity and intimacy. The exhibition also featured photographs and textiles sculptures from Splan's Doilies, Exam Gown, and Blood Scarf series.
...Laura Splan plays with subtlety and domesticity in order to make the body and its biology more approachable. Similar to Eva Hesse in her gentle approach, though more like Louise Bourgeois and Kiki Smith with her graphic references, Splan works to ease her audience members into a challenging discomfort...
