SUSSURRI.
With an essay and curation by Ruth Noack
November 7, 2024–January 7, 2025
SUSSURRI. features the work of Mary Ellen Carroll, Andy Coolquitt, and Phoebe Lickwar. The artworks are unified through infrastructure that is located in the built environment and also within, and occurring as nature. Taking the form of painting, sculpture, and photography, they focus on materiality and its implied ability to perform, leading to a sound or effect known as “sussurri.” The translation into Greek appears as “psythis”, and is the effect as in the sound of the wind blowing through trees, as a whisper. This sound is also described as existing between noise and music, symbolizing the space between disquiet and composure, improvisation and composition, and chaos and cultivation. And, in relation to the climate crisis it is the initiation of acts and materials of consequence and their ability to adapt or be adapted to the present. The essay, SUSSURRI. by Ruth Noack accompanies the exhibition.
SUSSURRI. is curated by Ruth Noack, the noted art historian, curator, writer, and educator.
Public programs
Thursday, November 7, 2024, 7pm: The Frequency Domain
A special opening performance by Li Harris.
Friday, November 8, 2024, 6–8pm: SUSSURRI. panel discussion
Open to the public. Introduction by Penny Liebmann Aaron with a panel discussion moderated by Ruth Noack with Mary Ellen Carroll, Andy Coolquitt, and Phoebe Lickwar.
SUSSURRI. is open by appointment only. Please email: pennyaaron.theloren [at] gmail.com to schedule a visit. Paggi House is a cultural initiative of the Loren Hotels and Penny Liebman Aaron is the curator for its collection.