June 2–July 9, 2022
Opening reception: Thursday, June 2, 7–10pm
Viewing hours: Fridays and Saturdays,12–5pm, or by appointment
Day & Night Projects is proud to present When the World Feels Weightless, a solo exhibition by emerging artist and Atlanta sculptor Morgan Lugo. Morgan’s intricate castings in bronze and aluminum of real fruit, vegetables, seafood, molecular polygons, fingers, and mouths heap against each other in sumptuous detail—each sculpture is a feast that consumes itself in an orgy of pleasure. Lugo’s cultural identities—Sicilian, Puerto Rican, and Southern—are expressed through these cuisines of a peoples’ memory. The sculptures’ references to constellations of stars and the neurochemistry of our bodies serve as further indexes of collective and personal memory, endowing real weight on something so ephemeral.
When the World Feels Weightless will open with a socially-distanced reception on Thursday, June 2, 7–10pm. Viewing hours are Fridays and Saturdays,12–5pm, or by appointment. The exhibition will also be available for view as photos on our website, including the option to purchase artworks on our online store. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Day & Night Projects will implement the following precautions to limit transmission of the virus: Visitors must be vaccinated. Masks will be required indoors. Our garage door will be open in good weather to increase air circulation. Refreshments will be served outside. Hand sanitizer will be provided. All high-touch surfaces will be cleaned every hour.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Morgan Lugo is a Sicilian/Puerto Rican post-surrealist sculptor based in Atlanta, GA. Lugo’s practice is informed by a deep knowledge of mold making and metal casting from working as a professional foundry craftswoman for 6 years. After living through a severe head injury and losing her memory for a short period of time, Lugo became fascinated with what the physical representation of an idea or memory would look like. As she used her art practice to heal from the long-lasting side effects of brain trauma, much of her symbolism represents the reality in which she lives. Within the cosmology of her work, multiple faces, molecular structures, swirling visuals, and dream-like compositions take hold. She describes the experience of vertigo as extremely similar to the moment right before we fall asleep. The moment when the world feels weightless, time moves slowly and everything seems to be floating together. Her work is a combination between the real, the ephemeral, what we see, and where it goes in our mind. Visit http://www.morganlugosculpture.com for more information.
