Using thousands of latex balloons Jason Hackenwerth transforms the gallery into a cocoon housing a sculptural installation, accompanied by photographs, objects and video.

Upon entry, in the center of the gallery, an illuminated funerary bed offers the expiring remains of an earlier creation. Above this edifice hangs a massive sculpture representing a Mandorla or Great Architect. The sculpture hovers above us as creator and destroyer. The tension between these two elements establishes a visual interplay referencing life, death and rebirth.

On the walls, large-scale photographs capture the heroic virtue of the sculptures in their most vibrant state. These memories and keepsakes offer the viewer a romantic and cathartic vestige away from the dynamic exchange between the suspended sculpture and it’s offering below.

The video titled Rebirth features the artist being consumed by, and born of, the latex carcass in the center of the room. This video completes the cyclical concept of the exhibition.