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Through That Which is Seen at Root Division

Curated by: Alexis Arnold and Lauren Hartman

Exhibition Dates: June 6-23, 2012

Deadline for Submission: March 19th

Root Division invites artists investigating the diorama through all genres, to submit work for an exhibition entitled Through That Which is Seen.

Through That Which is Seen will represent a range of interpretations of the diorama on all scales. We aim to exhibit pieces borrowing from museums’ use of the diorama as a means to inform and educate to works that turn the more conventional notion of diorama on its head.  From natural history displays to shoebox book reports, the word diorama often conjures memories from childhood. However, dioramas can be found dotted throughout our daily lives. Think about storefront displays, televisions, and medicine cabinets, to name a few. Does a shower become a performative diorama when in use? Or a car?  The co-curators are open to reviewing any and all iterations of possible interpretations of dioramas. 

Checklist of application materials:

·      4 images (jpeg: 72 dpi, 600x800 pixels max) (digital only please; Sorry no slides)

And/or: 3-minute video clip on CD/DVD for MAC, or links to vimeo/youtube

·      If you are submitting a site-specific installation please send 4 images of a past installation

·      Checklist of submitted works

·      Artists resume (1-2 pages max)

·      Statement about how this work or proposal relates to the exhibition theme (1 page max)

·      SASE (for return of materials if desired)

·      $10  Submission fee payable via paypal on our website:

or check/money order made payable to Root Division