Exhibition Dates: April 15–24, 2021
Opening reception: Thursday, April 15, 6–9pm
7-day live performance: April 16 through April 23, viewing hours 12–5pm
Meet the artist and Q&A: Saturday, April 24, 2pm
Performance will be live-streamed on Twitch— details TBA on social media
Day & Night Projects is proud to present A Ringing Glass that Shatters As it Rings by Savannah, GA -based artist Maggie Hayes. The artist’s explorations of creative and spiritual growth are expressed through painting, video, writings, and a performance of endurance and perseverance.
Hayes will spend Friday through Friday in the gallery with her artworks. Audiences are invited to insert themselves into this environment of intentionality from 12–5pm every day. On view are tandem videos, intimate scenes in which the artist bucks and tangles against a tattooed male arm with only her head and neck. Is this what it feels like to wrestle with the mystery of the universe? Hayes follows the snake shedding its skin and honors those who have channeled big, divine energy in oil and acrylic paintings. Fiber-based banners and paper scrolls with inspirational writings hang from the ceiling, creating an all-encompassing atmosphere of solemnity and encouragement.
Hayes herself will be performing a silent meditation and water-only fast for a full 7 days. Viewers are welcome join her in meditation, to engage with the artworks, and to respect the artist’s silence. What arises from Hayes’s efforts, in various methods, is the artist’s effort as a metaphysical activist, putting in “the work” to gain clarity of sight and feeling, to hone her sense of compassion, to vibrate with such frequency, to break though it all.
A Ringing Glass that Shatters As it Rings will open with a socially-distanced reception on Thursday, April 15, 6–9pm. Viewing hours are each day April 15–24, from 12–5pm. Hayes will be present for a Q&A on Saturday, April 24, starting at 2pm. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Day & Night Projects will implement the following precautions to limit transmission of the virus: The number of persons in the gallery will be limited to 5 at one time. Our garage door will be open in good weather to increase air circulation. Masks will be required for all visitors.
Hand sanitizer will be provided. All high-touch surfaces will be cleaned every hour. No restroom will be accessible.
The exhibition A Ringing Glass that Shatters As it Rings will be live-cast on Twitch—details will be released on Day & Night’s Instagram and Facebook channels (both @daynightprojects). The exhibition will also be available for view as photos on our website daynightprojects.art, including the option to purchase artworks on our online store.
