The Making of VAMPIRE::MOTHER – Vortic in Conversation with Jasmine Wahi and Shoshanna Weinberger
Vortic collaborated with Anat Ebgi, in the creation of the hybrid exhibition VAMPIRE::MOTHER, unveiling primarily new work by 16 contemporary artists – in both physical and digital realms.
The featured artists were: Daphne Arthur, María Berrío, Jessica Taylor Bellamy, Tammi Campbell, Bhasha Chakrabarti, Saskia Colwell, Chantal Joffe, Jane Margarette, Marilyn Minter, Katherina Olschbaur, Paula Rego, Laurie Simmons, Mickalene Thomas, Nadia Waheed and Shoshanna Weinberger.
The physical exhibition was on view at Anat Ebgi’s Wilshire Boulevard Gallery in Los Angeles (27 January to 2 March 2024), coinciding with Frieze LA, with an online verison available on vortic.art.
The digital extension, VAMPIRE::MOTHER: Part II (28th February to 22 May 2024) took the works from the physical and staged them in a gothic Transylvanian castle, conceived by curator Jasmine Wahi. The extension featured additional artwork, content and artist, Janet Werner.
It featured unique collaborations between Vortic, Wahi, and artists – Bhasha Chakrabarti, Laurie Simmons and Shoshanna Weinberger – cummulating in three bespoke virtual environments enhancing and extending the artists’ physical works within the digital space. Each experience was uniquely tailored to the artist and artwork, enriching the visitor’s encounters with the works by offering a new and innovative viewing perspective.
The virtual experience was accessible on various digital platforms including VR and MR headsets.
Vortic were honoured to host conversations with curator Jasmine Wahi and artist Shoshanna Weinberger.
Jasmine Wahi: Behind-the-Scenes of VAMPIRE::MOTHER
Jasmine Wahi delves into the curation behind VAMPIRE::MOTHER, the unique opportunities and challenges of curating in both digital and physical spaces. She elaborates on these formats’ expanded possibilities, the concept behind the exhibition, and how technology is reshaping the art world.
Vortic allowed me to do something that I don’t think I would be able to do in my wildest dreams.
Shoshanna Weinberger: on her inspiration, identity and ‘Strange Fruit’ muse featured in her installation
Shoshanna Weinberger, a Caribbean-American artist, whose works, ‘Synchronous Splash’ and ‘Splash Homage To Hockney’ were featured in the main hall of the castle, and Vortic digitising her installation Fragments of Perception: Midnight Between Daggers and the New Moon, in a bespoke space conceived by Weinberger, recontextualised within a vampiric atmosphere.
I feel there’s something encompassing about digital that allows you to almost have a theatrical experience… there’s just so much that you can do digitally and still maintain your formal studio practice. I think there’s so much that can happen working digitally and working with collaborators like Vortic Art to create new experiences, new worlds.
