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The Present Tense has decided to end our 2011 Rope Series by highlighting a recent work by Alice Vogler.   As many of you know, MEME, the gallery that The Present Tense co-founded in 2009 came to an end in late May.  Vogler was also a co-founder.   She continued to run MEME with Vela [...]

“Dress to fly” reflects on bodies in space, in relation to the external environment.  The intent it to expose the reality in which the individual depends on both the materials and themselves. This site-sensitive installation is composed of a cube of wood, needles, thread, and a cotton dress.  Large quantities of weight are held up [...]

“I use rope and string often, because it is a simple material which allows great control (few moving parts) as well as flexibility. It is a direct use as well, often when pulled tightly, giving the the most direct path to what is at the other end. To pull, to bind, to control, to suspend, [...]

“The rope binds.  The rope builds up relationships.  By a single rope, very complex structures can be constructed. If we reverse it; very complex structures can be grown out of just a single rope.  Whole lace is formed with a single piece of rope.” – Devrim Omar ADA & Semiha ERDOGAN Devrim Omer ADA and [...]

Fernando Ribeiro asks “how do we make an action?” with his work. His work is often simple and linear structure, while remaining open to a wide range of interpretation and development. Ribeiro’s works are based on the person, the body, the own self. By taking responsibility for his actions instead of giving powers to others, [...]

“I use a lot of ribbon in my work and in earlier pieces I used both rope and string.  These materials are like 3-D lines.  They seem like metaphors for time and space and the path one’s life takes.  Except that with a physical string you can move forward or backwards across that time.  Theseus [...]