“clay practice” by Shannon Brooks
Fleisher Art Memorial 719 Catharine Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin Leeway x Fleisher 2023 Artist-in-Residence Shannon Brooks for a durational, immersive performance and installation experience."clay practice; and when it lands, will my eyes be closed or open?" is an immersive experience somewhere between a practice, a performance, and an evolving installation.clay practice uses improvised movement and sound to collectively build evolving, wearable “memory-landscapes” from materials used and created through Shannon’s Leeway x Fleisher residency including clay, ceramic objects, and textiles.A ritual engagement with our senses, clay practice decentralizes sight as our primary means of experience and reaches into touch, sound, and memory to blur the lines between and expand