Breath Ascent Reveal

Sweet Pass Sculpture Park presents Asif Mian's BREATH ASCENT REVEAL, a nighttime video installation by New York based sculptor Asif Mian. Tucked under the trees, a looping projection sits over a shallow pool which serves as plinth, doubling the image but also reflecting the surrounding park - the screen standing as both monument and intimate cinema.

A nesting of containers; the bag, the body, the camera, the frame, the pool. The subject appears disillusioned and seems unaware that he is being watched; he tries to find the edges, looking for ways of leaving and ways to hide. All the while, we return to the essential - the breath.

"The featureless, raceless body roams through institutional hallways under the gaze of a robotic, thermal sensing IR camera. He becomes a computer graphic: a hi contrast black and white image, easy to spot, easy to kill. His life force - his breath and infrared detected heat - keeps him a target." - Asif Mian

Also on view through October 17 is all i have, an immersive installation by Gabriella Mykal featuring videos and objects that explore, through a “selfie gaze,” an interior self in a constant state of transition.

Enticing her viewers with the safety of a swimming pool’s shallow end, Mykal layers conversational, notes app narratives with the complicated dealings of vulnerable hook ups, true love trauma, fabricated mortality, and mediated online personas.

Due to safety concerns and social distancing protocols, this exhibition at Sweet Pass Sculpture Park is on view through appointment and select open hours. If you are interested in an appointment, please email sweetpasssculpturepark@gmail.com.

Sweet Pass Sculpture Park is an artist-run exhibition space located on an acre lot in West Dallas. Programming highlights emerging and mid-career artists in an outdoor setting on a rotating basis.