Swiss in Situ | Marta Riniker-Radich: Every Home a Fortress Every Hearth A Blossom
Marta Riniker-Radich focuses on rural anti-government organizations that have flourished in the America in recent years.
Every home a fortress every hearth a blossom (2016) by Marta Riniker-RadichSwiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
Comprised of drawings, sculptures, and architectural interventions, the exhibition highlights the contradictory desires and fears underpinning such movements.
The Cartridge Box (2016) by Marta Riniker-RadichSwiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
Riniker-Radich, who is best known for her luminescent pencil drawings, has here created a new series depicting allegorical environments of care.
The ballot box (2016) by Marta Riniker-RadichSwiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
The soft-hued images feature marbled eggs and intricately decorated cupcakes, handcrafted goods associated with rituals of domesticity.
The Jury Box / The soapbox, (2016) by Marta Riniker-RadichSwiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
These delicate objects are confined within severe architectures designed to isolate and protect.
Every home a fortress every hearth a blossom (2016) by Marta Riniker-RadichSwiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
To create a sense of privacy, the artist has placed filters on the windows of the gallery and fabricated customized resin earplugs in visceral shades of pink and deep red.
The thoughts mold the brain, as certainly as the brain molds the thoughts (2016) by Marta Riniker-RadichSwiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
The thoughts mold the brain, as certainly as the brain molds the thoughts (2015) are a set of handmade whips, or carpet beaters, suggesting certain obsessive and aggressive aspects of cleanliness.
The thoughts mold the brain, as certainly as the brain molds the thoughts (2016) by Marta Riniker-RadichSwiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
Untitled (2016) by Marta Riniker-RadichSwiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
Hinting at a survivalist spirit, rudimentary water filtration systems drip water into buckets throughout the gallery.
Saving on survival (2016) by Marta Riniker-RadichSwiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
Meanwhile, a screen displays testimonials, culled from a militia website and message board, of individuals reacting to the supply packages they received in the mail in exchange for their dues.
Every home a fortress every hearth a blossom (2016) by Marta Riniker-RadichSwiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York
