May 29 – June 30, 2009
Snatch Block Projects
1196 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY
The Rescue at the Firehouse is a site-specific installation by Ariane Roesch for SNATCH BLOCK PROJECT’S inaugural exhibition that explores the architecture and function of the space through delineating connections with red, orange, and yellow Electroluminescent Wires.
Roesch’s work creates narratives by setting up connections that call into question human relationships and interactions within an increasingly technologically driven society. Intrigued by SBP’s location inside an old Firehouse Station, The Rescue at the Firehouse points towards preexisting architectural elements, such as the fire poles, as anchors for the installation. As the wires snake through the space along the walls, ceiling, and floor – splitting then meeting up again – they thread through several
mechanical regulatory devices only to end and unravel in human hands, situated inside a closet that used to house a fire pole.
Ariane Roesch received her BFA from the University of Houston. Her work has recently been exhibited at the Blaffer Gallery (Houston, TX), tmp.deluxe art space (Berlin, Germany), and is currently featured in the SPOT Magazine, a publication from the Houston Center of Photography. Roesch is the co-founder and co-director of SKYDIVE, a project space focused on alternative practices.
