Formation of Iridescent Structures, Grant Gill

Formation of Iridescent Structures, Grant Gill
January 17th, 2020 – February 29th, 2020

*Formation of Iridescent Structures*, Grant Gill
Installation view

*Untitled* from the series *Glowing Images*, 2016
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
Image 6″ x 4″ on 18″ x 12″ paper

*Mood Rock III with Mood Cock Ring*, 2018
Plastic, stainless steel, spray paint and thermochromic ink
21″ x 25″ x 18″

*Mood Rock VII with Mood Hag Stone*, 2019
Plastic, stone, spray paint and thermochromic ink
52″ x 58″ by 30″
Detail

*Aura (Kyle and I) with Hag Stones II*, 2019
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
20″ x 16″

*Matt’s Torso Bathed in Primary Light*, 2019
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
24″ x 16″

*Mood Rock VIII (Basin)*, 2019
Plastic, spray paint, thermochromic ink, water and fabric dye
13″ x 33″ x 28″

*Curtain II*, 2020
Archival pigment print and diffraction grating film
30″ x 20″

*Formation of Iridescent Structures III*, 2020
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
20″ x 16″

*Aura (Kyle and I) with Hag Stones IV*, 2019
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
20″ x 16″

*Curtain I*, 2019
Archival pigment print and washi tape
Edition of 5
30″ x 20″

*Kyle with Hag Stones*, 2019
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
Image 6″ x 4″ on 18″ x 12″ paper

*Aura (Kyle and I) with Hag Stones I*, 2019
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
20″ x 16″

*Toad and Aura IV*, 2018
Instant Film
3-1/4″ x 4-1/4″

*Mood Rock VI (Plinth and Toad)*, 2019
Plastic, rubber, spray paint and thermochromic ink
42″ x 19″ x 19″

*Mood Rock VI (Plinth and Toad)*, 2019
Plastic, rubber, spray paint and thermochromic ink
42″ x 19″ x 19″
Detail

*Aura (Kyle and I) with Hag Stones III*, 2019
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
20″ x 16″

*Formation of Iridescent Structures I*, 2019
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
30″ x 20″

*Untitled in Red, Blue, and Yellow Dickies*, 2019
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
30″ x 40″

*Formation of Iridescent Structures II*, 2019
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
6″ X 4″ on 18″ x 12″ paper

*A Failed Attempt at Iridescence*, 2018
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
20″ x16″

*Mood Rock V*, 2018
Plastic, spray paint and thermochromic ink
22″ x 19″ x 19″

*Four Gay Pirates with Stone*, 2019
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
Image 6″ x 4″ on 18″ x 12″ paper

*Sam as Cyclops with Morning Light*, 2020
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
30″ x 20″

*In the Spirit of Queer History: A Panel Discussion with FxG Church*
Feb 8, 2020

*In the Spirit of Queer History; A Panel Discussion with FxG Church*
Feb 8, 2020
L to R, Grant Gill, Michael Lagerman and Vaughan Larsen

Formation of Iridescent Structures, Works by Grant Gill

Iridescence, as a natural phenomenon, is an old form of magic that is in a constant state of shifting—as a surface it optically manipulates light in prismatic ways, observed differently in both time and space. It also has formed culturally as a symbol of queerness. In his first solo exhibition at The Alice Wilds, Grant Gill uses this ideation of iridescence to further exhibit his understandings of queerness, magic, and their synonymous applications within his practice. Formation of Iridescent Structures presents a selection of objects and images that shift between states of flexibility, desire, and play as queer magic.

Grant Gill is a Milwaukee-based photographer and artist working within themes of magic, queerness, sexuality, and the archive. He uses objects and images to reflect on both social and personal relationships to iconography specific to the visualization of secular and spiritual magic as a way to navigate queerness. Gill received his BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and his MFA from the University of Cincinnati. His essay, “Cinematic Light in a World of Blue: Projection and Reflection,” was included in the University of Cincinnati’s CVSN biennial, Surface: CVSN Anthology. His work has been shown in galleries and institutions both nationally and internationally such as the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center (OH), in group shows at The Alice Wilds (WI), The Neon Heater Gallery (OH), SÍM Gallery (REK), and Osnova Gallery (MSK).