We live in a material world populated by consumer goods and objects. How do we relate to them with our body and mind? What kind of relationships do we develop to navigate our world? The central objective of this workshop is to learn how to construct performance works in liaison to objects and materials found in our everyday lives and immediate environments. Utilizing historical and contemporary principles of interdisciplinary practices, the workshop facilitates a platform for rigorous experimentation, in which the body, objects, and time intermix to create works of live art. Participants will be introduced to a variety of mediums, techniques, and approaches to a mixed media performance practice within contemporary context, initiating a deeper connection to the mundane and the plentiful resource it can provide.
Participants are asked to bring two small objects from their immediate environments.
Katya Grokhovsky Bio:
Born in Ukraine, Katya Grokhovsky is a New York-based artist, educator and Founding Director of The Immigrant Artist Biennial. She received an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BFA from Victorian College of the Arts, Australia and a BA in Fashion from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Grokhovsky’s work has been supported through numerous residencies including The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program, Sculpture Space, Tiger Strikes Asteroid NYC STAR Residency, SVA MFA Art Practice AIR, Pratt Fine Arts AIR, MAD Museum Studio Program, BRICworkspace Residency, Ox-BOW School of Art Residency, Wassaic Artist Residency, Atlantic Center for the Arts AIR, Studios at MASS MoCA, Santa Fe Art Institute Residency, Watermill Center, and more. She has been awarded the New American Fellowship, Brooklyn Arts Council Grants, ArtSlant Prize, Australian Council for the Arts Grant, among others. Past exhibitions and performances include Smack Mellon, BRIC Biennial, EFA Project Space, Queens Museum, MAD Museum and more.