​Duality
featuring Amabelle Aguiluz
November 11, 2017 through January 7, 2018

​Branch Gallery is pleased to announce its exhibition, Duality, featuring new work by Amabelle Aguiluz. Aguiluz is a local fiber artist incorporating clothing and textiles in her fiber sculptures and installations. Duality will consist of several site-specific installations, exploring the concepts of light vs. dark and creation vs. destruction. The installations will be constructed from upcycled knitwear and previous yarn installations by Aguiluz. 

Aguiluz’s method of unraveling existing garments and re-knitting them into different forms breathes new life into the material. This process provides a coherent rhythm of making that Aguiluz refers to as “a journey of transformation.” The repetitive motions of unraveling and re-knitting allows her to meditate on notions of self exploration, especially rebirth. The work in Duality references this rebirth, urging the audience to examine the material transformations in each installation. Each piece in Duality has rich history, linking the material’s previous forms of existence with the present form it holds. Aguiluz hopes this renewal of material lends a perspective of duality in the exhibition.

The​ ​opening​ ​reception​ ​on​ ​Saturday,​ ​Nov.​ ​11​ ​will​ ​have​ ​a​ ​dance​ ​performance​ ​around​ ​5pm.​ ​This reception​ ​also​ ​coincides​ ​with​ ​Inglewood’s​ ​Open​ ​Studios​ ​2017​ ​event,​ ​in​ ​which​ ​Branch​ ​Gallery​ ​is participating​ ​for​ ​the​ ​first​ ​time.

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About Amabelle Aguiluz

Amabelle Aguiluz lives and works in Los Angeles. Her practice incorporates clothing, textile, fiber sculpture, and installation processes that are presented as free form sculptures and are often incorporated into live performance, video, and photographs. She studied at Politecnico di Milano, Italy and graduated in 2011 from the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York BFA in Fashion Design. Aguiluz’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including the La Triennale Internationale des Arts Textiles in Outaouais, Canada. 
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