"I thought about friction as I walked back and forth across Franklin Street in Greenpoint alongside a guy with a bike, looking for the project space Subtitled NYC; we finally found it behind one of multiple doors labeled with the same number. I thought about friction as I ducked under an intricate (and maybe not fire code-approved) armature of painted and taped-over wooden beams housing a television screen that had been etched into; a pair of papier-mache-framed bags of braided, acid-green hair."
"creates a kind of multisensorial overwhelm that mimics life, particularly urban life. (Did I mention it's loud? There's a fan that kicks on every now and again, as well as an ambient drone emanating from the speakers.) It reminds you that you have a body, that it exists in space, and that it can crouch, listen, investigate, feel, and do a million other miraculous things."
Subtitled NYC is an independent, non-commercial project space in Greenpoint that explores friction—the resistance to seamless technological connection that paradoxically isolates people. The space itself embodies this concept through its physical layout and challenging navigation. The current exhibition by Pap Souleye Fall and Char Jeré creates multisensorial overwhelm through assemblages of found and constructed materials: wooden beams, papier-mâché, pixellated poetry, wires, metal tubes, tree branches, and speakers. The installation mimics urban life's complexity and reminds viewers of their embodied existence. Ambient sound and mechanical elements activate the space, encouraging visitors to crouch, listen, and investigate. Both artists engage with technology and legibility, using friction as a conceptual and physical tool.
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