Eric Tillinghast

Þ y n g d a r l j ó ð – Gravity’s Poetry
June 9th – July 20

An art gallery with white walls displaying photos in black frames by Eric Tillinghast, a wooden floor, and a seating area welcomes visitors. Natural light streams in through large windows at the end.
A person sits on a chair in a gallery, wearing headphones and holding a notebook, looking at an abstract piece by Eric Tillinghast on the wall opposite to a window showing a street view.
Groups of people are engaging in conversations at an art gallery, surrounded by artwork by Eric Tillinghast displayed on white walls. Several guests are standing and discussing, with a focus on social interaction.
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Press Release

Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present Þyngdarljóð—Gravity’s Poetry, a series of limited-edition photographs of Icelandic waterfalls by  Eric Tillinghast. Each waterfall is displayed in a custom-built light box containing internal mechanics that generate light and sound to simulate surging water.

Last year Eric Tillinghast spent two months documenting the largest waterfalls in Iceland. These photographs capture a phenomenon that only occurs when water can fall far enough to reach terminal velocity. The air surrounding the water creates enough resistance to push it apart, which results in a visual display of undulating curtains of water. Tillinghast explores the sculptural aspects of this phenomenon. By using mechanical devices to re-animate the photographs mounted in light boxes, he creates an effect that resides somewhere between photography and video.

Tillinghast has been working with water as a sculptural material since 1994 in an ongoing series of sculptures, site-specific installations, and paintings and photographs in which it is the primary subject. His work can be found in the permanent collections of Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo; John Michael Kohler Art Center in Wisconsin; Museum of Fine Art in Santa Fe; Portland State University; and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona, among others. Tillinghast lived in Santa Fe for many years and currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

Images for this exhibition can be found on our website www.levygallery.com. High-resolution images are available on request. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook: @levygallery #erictillinghast #Þyngdarljóð #gravityspoetry

Dates: June 9th – July 20, 2018
Reception:  June 9, 5–8 pm
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11:00–4:00 pm
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

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Eric Tillinghast