Story Time! exhibition extended until May 5th, 2023

March 3rd through May 5th, 2023
Opening Reception: Friday, March 3rd, 5-8 pm

Storytelling through art is as old as history. We use stories to document reality, craft fantasy, teach, learn, symbolize and forge communication. So much sculpture is driven by a narrative, whether we are telling ourselves the story or sharing it with others. Some work externally presents a story, while others hold many within their membrane. We seek to exhibit the drama.

In the spirit of sharing, CSI Project Space invites members with a tale to tell to submit pictures of narrative sculpture alongside a written account of the story that the work is telling, or goes with it, or inspired by, or whatever that means to you.

Works of all media and installation formats will be considered, multi sensory and time based works encouraged, with performances to be arranged for opening night .

With this collective gathering of narrative artwork, we hope to to expand our audience’s understanding of what they are looking at and celebrate the timeless power of storytelling.

Use the QR code to hear the artist’s “tell a story” about their work in the show.

Gallery of Images from the Story Time! exhibit

  • Micki LeMieux, "Twiggy", Bronze, Virginia creeper vine, cast epoxy tree nut 7.5" x 7" x 5"

  • Stacey Lee Gee, "She Dances Like a Bomb", 44” x 13” x 13”, 1970's side-table lamp, Edison light bulb, Arduino, 24v motor, tropical print skirt, floral scent

  • Chris Wubbena, "TOO LATE", Model, porcelain, plastic, QR codes, script, performance video by Giovanni Mayfield-Wubbena, 18” x 15” x 11”

  • Gina Lee Robbins, "Encounters", 624 porcelain pieces, each 2.5 in. long, 624 pieces of porcelain imprinted with the interior of clenched fist and treated with fingerprints of cobalt carbonate before firing, wire, collected media reports on fatal encounters with law enforcement in Cook County, IL for the period 2000-2021, Dimensions variable

  • Anne-Joelle Tan, "UTERO", Acrylic paint, steel, human hair and satin ribbons, Approx. 6’7” x 4’10” x 1’6”

  • Janet Austin, "Water Creatures", Bronze, silver, ceramic, 15" x 5" x 5"

  • Berthold Boone, "Screen Time", Elm wood, 29” x 14” x 13”

  • Sarah Goodermuth, "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Tree", Branch, fake apple, wood stain, fishing line, 34" x 30" x 42"

  • Ted Sitting Crow Garner, "The Voodoo Economist", Lacquered oak, 43" x 33" x 19"

  • Carol Hammerman, "Global Walking Wood", Painted hardboard, acrylic, magnets, rusted steel, 13.5” x 30" x 1"

  • Jeremy Wong, "The Admirer", White stoneware, underglaze, glaze, false eyelashes, 15" x 8" x 9"

  • Riley Lauren Lynch, "Love Letter to Impermanence", Durational sculpture; cast sugar and pewter platter, 6" x 10" x 10"

  • Kara James, "Ce n’est pas arbre (this is not tree)", Lake washed wood, 53” x 24” x 24” (variable)

  • Scott Mossman, "M-1", Metal (vintage Erector set parts). 11" x 25" x 8"

  • Nicole Beck, "Amplifiers", Steel, dichroic glass and granite, 24" x 15" x 6"

  • Olya Salimova, "For one – fish of wish, for another – tails and scales", Raw beeswax and pigment on found tabletop (wood and steel), 53" x 32"

  • Nancy VanKanegan, "The Fool Drops the Rose", Hand-painted, stained porcelain, 11" x 6" x 2"

  • Niko Woroniecki, "Harp"

  • Niko Woroniecki, "I Hope We All Find What We're Looking For", Epoxy clay, steel, wire, parador and acrylic, 32 x 24 x 12

  • Caroline Jacobson, "Relic II", 18” x 18” x 24”, Cast bronze, $8000

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