{"id":262,"date":"2013-06-08T22:59:09","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T02:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/?p=262"},"modified":"2013-06-17T22:11:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T02:11:00","slug":"south-boston-open-studios-the-distillery-june-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/?p=262","title":{"rendered":"South Boston Open Studios @ The Distillery – June 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday was hot hot, but I was able to enjoy South Boston Open Studios at The Distillery<\/a> by taking it slow to take in all the cool art.<\/p>\n

The Distillery is a unique space – a historic brewery converted into artist work and live\/work spaces. It was strange and wonderful to walk through closets and living rooms and emerge in studios filled with art.<\/p>\n

A few painters that stood out were:<\/p>\n

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Painting by Nick Ward<\/p><\/div>\n

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Painting by Cassandra Long<\/p><\/div>\n

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Painting by Khaldoun Hijazin<\/p><\/div>\n

With her spacious studio hall, the sculptor Joyce McDaniel <\/a>seemed to be a bit of an outlier in the Distillery, but in the best way possible. Her elegant sculptures soared above visitors heads, immense without being ungainly, their layered-paper construction giving them a sense of lightness.<\/p>\n

\"Joyce<\/a>

Joyce McDaniel’s studio<\/p><\/div>\n

Of all the work I saw on Sunday, it was Derek Hoffend<\/a>‘s sound sculptures that truly made me stop and pay attention. Hoffend has previously taught in the Museum School’s Sound department and has a background in electrical engineering, but has studied sound design and sound architecture extensively. Upon entering Hoffend’s studio, visitors were greeted by a pleasant drone-hum coming from the sculpture’s speakers. Hoffend draws his sound samples from sources such as brain-wave tones and notes associated with yoga chakras, these tones then create live and constantly changing music based on a set algorithm.<\/p>\n

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A geodesic sounds sculpture installed in Derek Hoffend’s studio.<\/p><\/div>\n

Hoffend’s sculptures combine geometry, sound design, sacred forms, and healing energy. In a less capable artist’s hands, the outcome could have been hokey or “new-age”, but Hoffend is so sincere and thoughtful in his execution that his sculptures feel like true instruments of healing. Hoffend’s sculptures are polished and professional – healing involves a great deal of trust, and I felt no hesitation when climbing into the sculpture.<\/p>\n

\"Lying<\/a>

Lying inside the sound dome.<\/p><\/div>\n

I have a chronic pain condition, so I’ve spent a good amount of time investigating non-traditional healing methods, and while I wasn’t expecting to find one at the Distillery, I was open to the experience. Lying inside the sculpture was incredibly calming and peaceful. The mattress base lay on a second lower ring of speakers, which emitted low frequency vibrations that felt wonderful on my spine. Although I only stayed inside the sculpture for around five minutes since others were passing through, it was hard to leave!<\/p>\n

\"Inside<\/a>

Inside the “Incubator” sound sculpture.<\/p><\/div>\n

I’m glad I made the hot trek to the Distillery for Open Studios, I knew it was somewhere I needed to check out, I just didn’t know quite how full of life it would be!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sunday was hot hot, but I was able to enjoy South Boston Open Studios at The Distillery by taking it slow to take in all the cool art. The Distillery is a unique space – a historic brewery converted into artist work and live\/work spaces. It was strange and wonderful to walk through closets and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-review"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=262"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325,"href":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262\/revisions\/325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.suzilooksatart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}