Exhibition Dates: November 17 - December 16, 2006
Viewing Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm
Opening Reception: Thursday November 17, 6-8pm



Curated by Iwona Blazwick

(VideoBox): Water Voids, 2005
by Annie Ratti

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ANNIE RATTI's site-specific installation Evaporated Sea will
radically alter White Box's seemingly archeological space by filling it
with sea salt, challenging visitors to revise the parameters by which they
view art and overturning any preconceptions they had about what constitutes an exhibition space. The floor will be encrusted in salt.
The existing catwalk will be transformed into a wooden pier-like structure that will allow visitors to view the installation from its center. An audio component will further enhance the overall sensorial experience.

This project, stated Ms. Ratti, is a "composite psychological window reflecting the appearance, disappearance, and reincarnation of
memories attached to social complexities. This will be represented by the imagery projected in the slides and videos--referencing Lamorisse's
The Red Balloon, children at play, and additional subjects that provoke reconsideration of contemporary society and the essence of humanity."

Annie Ratti has shown in major international museums, galleries,
and Biennales over the past twenty years. She has initiatiated and collaborated on projects with artists such as Joseph Kosuth, John Armleder, Allan Kaprow, Hamish Fulton, Haim Steinbach, Ilya Kabakov,
Marina Abramovic, Giulio Paolini, Richard Nonas, Jimmie Durham, Alfredo Jarr and Marjetica Potrc. Her work has become known for its
focus on collaborations and interactive communication. In that capacity, she has been part of a generation of contemporary artists who experimented and developed strategies for communicative methodology that continue to resonate today.

This exhibition is supported by The Zerynthia Foundation and The Wooridul Foundation.

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