Dust & Wisps: Cornelius Projects Exhibition Extended

Dust & Wisps

Drawings by Michelle Seo, Paintings by Daniel Porras and Ceramics by both.

Join  to celebrate the release of  Michelle Seo’s comic book DUST and Daniel Porras‘ show zine, and the continuation of the exhibition, which has been extended through March 26. Songs will be performed by San Pedro’s Herman Dune. This is the first public event to be held during the run of the exhibition.

Daniel Porras and Michelle Seo share a world of color and characters that reflect their respective cultures and experience: Porras elusive and ghostly, Seo maximal and detailed.

Michelle Seo’s work balances societal class rage against the happiness and love of the nuclear family. “Korean” in approach but with an “American” core, she turns her personal reality into a universal fiction with animal figures symbolic of naïveté such as the bunny and teddy, and the turtles and fishes of Korean tradition.

Seo’s DUST series is an homage to a long time admiration for the art of comics. DUST is concerned with what happens after death, and is her response to not only the ongoing pandemic, but also to her living together with her grandmother suffering from dementia.

Daniel Porras’ work presents anthropomorphic creatures that are engaged in both mundane routines and magical rituals, inspired by ancient Peruvian art. These seductive creatures are modeled after fertility effigies, ceramic vessels and tropical bird plumage. In his latest series, “Wisps”, Porras imagines a world melting into itself, where creatures emerge and fuse with their surroundings, inviting us to mourn with them, partake in sacred ceremonies, and battle demons.

Both Porras and Seo are Angels Gate Cultural Center Studio artists in San Pedro, CA.

In alignment with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s policies for indoor public places, face masks are required for all visitors, regardless of vaccination status. Please do not come to the gallery if you have a fever, cough, or respiratory illness.

Time: 3 to 6 p.m. Feb. 26. The exhibition is viewable on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 to 5 p.m. or by appointment 

Cost: Free

Details: 310-266-9216; corneliusprojects@gmail.com

Venue: Cornelius Projects, 1417 South Pacific Ave., Tongva Territory, San Pedro