Ryan Wolfe, Sketch of a Field of Grass
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Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery
Williamsburg / Greenpoint / Bushwick
38 Marcy Avenue, 718-387-9818
September 10 - October 16, 2005
Opening: Friday, September 9, 7 - 10PM
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Ryan Wolfe, Sketch of a Field of Grass (detail). Courtesy of Dam, Stuhltrager.Ryan Wolfe's installation, Sketch of a Field of Grass, encapsulates the experience of watching the rise and fall of a summer breeze across a field. Just as in a real field, every single blade responds to the wind in a slightly different way. Individual blades in the installation are computationally autonomous, possessing the ability to sense and respond to local environment independently. Each blade is both physically distinct and simultaneously part of a larger aggregate phenomenon. The emergent behavior that comes from the interrelation of independent nodal behavior interpreted in a group context is fundamental to the overall aesthetic effect.