Soulmate 180˚

Kirsten Mosher

Kirsten Mosher is working with satellite imagery, 3D printing and other design and fabrication technologies to connect and shift perspectives of antipodal sites on earth both sculpturally and sonically. Using humanity's long-held fascination with what lies on the opposite side of the earth as a point of departure, the artist explores the tension between what can be seen and what is imagined. Mosher's project is called Soul Mate 180°.

The Other Side is Here: Kirsten Mosher on Soul Mate 180°—Part 1

For many years, humanity has speculated about what lies on the opposite side of the earth. Cartoon tropes such as Yosemite Sam's proposition that if you dug a hole deep enough, you would end up in China, have long held our fascination. For her Art + Technology Lab project and installation, Soul Mate 180°, artist Kirsten Mosher researched LACMA's antipode—the point on the earth that is diametrically opposed to it—to explore the tension between what can been seen and what is imagined. We caught up with Mosher in her studio in western Massachusetts, where she has been writing a novel related to the project.

The Other Side is Here: Kirsten Mosher on Soul Mate 180°—Part 2

This is the second installment of our Q&A with Art + Technology Lab grant recipient Kirsten Mosher. This Saturday, January 11, at 1 pm, Mosher will be giving a tour of her project, Soul Mate 180°, currently on view on the museum's BCAM Lawn.

Kirsten Mosher is a visual artist engaged in video, writing, studio work and art in public places. Her work often documents the relationships between and beyond seemingly opposing spaces: inside/outside, private/public, natural/artificial. Her work takes place in hybrid spaces: a highway crashes into a kitchen; a road hits the interior of a gallery; and in her performance "Carmen," she crosses streets and parks as an amalgamation of human and car.

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