March 17th through April 15th, 2006 BETWEEN WORDS image, language, motion By Emily vonSwearingen and Jake Adam York Opening Reception: Friday, March 17th, 6:00pm - 10:00pm Artists' Talk: Thursday, March 23rd, 6:00pm Poetry Performance: Tuesday, April 11th, 6:00pm Emily vonSwearingen presents a two-part body of work from the viewpoint of the character “the Insomniac”. She has traversed the urban environment, capturing photographic images of signage and odd text sources; removed them from their original context and re-configured them in a video work and interactive mixed-media wall piece. She has also created a large scale video wall projection of jellyfish in poetic, visual slow motion with corresponding mixed media works for an elegant yet frightening exploration of the dream state. Jake Adam York’s “Legba Says” is built around a long poem whose central character is a West African god of crossroads and doorways long ago transplanted to America. The poem, displayed in two scrolls running to more than thirty feet, locates the ubiquitous Legba at his many crossings while presenting witnesses and recording the god’s incarnations in the contemporary world. This poem is accompanied by photographic work that imagines the crossings Legba haunts. Emily vonSwearingen has exhibited her photographic and mixed media works in New York City, Denver, Atlanta, Savannah and Portland. She is featured as a selected experimental filmmaker on Modflash.com. She is currently the Associate Director of PlatteForum (Arts Organization) in Denver and works as a special commission artist and consultant. Jake Adam York is the author of Murder Ballads. His poems have appeared in numerous journals, including Oxford American and Shenandoah, and have garnered an individual artist fellowship from the Colorado Council on the Arts. York’s multimedia work has shown at Belmar’s Block7 and CultureHaus and has been an Creative Resident at PlatteForum. He is an associate professor of English at the University of Colorado at Denver. Ironton Studios is open Monday through Friday from 10 to 4, and Saturdays from 12 to 4. Also, thanks to all who made the River North Art District (RiNo) Open Studio Tour in January such a great success! The next RiNo event (where art is made, the process...) will take place on Saturday, May 13th, 2006 from 1-6pm. For more information visit the RiNo website at rivernorthart.com. Ironton's 2006 Calendar is now posted Want to join our email list? Just send an email to info@irontonstudios.com