Sophie Friedman-Pappas

TJ Shin

MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge

MIT List Visual Arts Center

A gray wall printed with the exhibition title and introductory text occupies the right half of the image. On the left, several gray poles extend from floor to ceiling. Framed works on paper with images and text are attached to the poles at a variety of heights and appear to be able to rotate.

Four metal poles extend from floor to ceiling in a gallery. Two or three framed works on paper with images and text are attached to each one, and the frames appear to be able to rotate around the poles.

Four metal poles extend from floor to ceiling in a gallery. Two or three framed works on paper are attached to each one. The drawing nearest to the camera shows a strange cube balanced on a corner; others are less discernible but include outlines of plants and lines of text. The frames appear to be able to rotate around the poles.

Four metal poles extend from floor to ceiling in a gallery. Two or three framed works on paper with images and text are attached to each one. Some are drawings of buildings and other objects; others are cameraless photographs showing outlines of plants. The frames appear to be able to rotate around the poles.

A thick wall with text on it separates a gallery into two sections. The edge of a wooden chair peeks out from behind its left side. On either side, metal poles extend from floor to ceiling. Framed works on paper with images and text are attached to each pole. The frames appear to be able to rotate around the poles.

Four metal poles extend from floor to ceiling in a gallery. Two or three framed works on paper are attached to each one. The one nearest to the camera shows lines of text; others are less discernible but include outlines of plants and drawings of buildings. The frames appear to be able to rotate around the poles.

Five metal poles extend from floor to ceiling in a gallery. Two or three framed works on paper are attached to each one, including outlines of plants, drawings of plants, more abstract compositions, and lines of text. In the background on the left, a projector on a table casts an abstract light pattern across the wall, accompanied by two chairs.

On the right, a film is projected onto a pull-down screen against a wall. An image of a car driving on a curved road is overlaid with another smaller, less discernible image with a sprocket hole. On the left, two metal poles extend from floor to ceiling, each with three framed works of paper attached. The two drawings closest to the camera show the facade of a multi-story building and a more abstract composition with squiggly circles.

On the right, a film is projected onto a pull-down screen against a wall. It shows a sea of white crosses against the green lawn of a cemetery. On the left, two metal poles extend from floor to ceiling, each with three framed works of paper attached. The two drawings closest to the camera show the facade of a multi-story building and a more abstract composition with squiggly circles.

On the right, a film showing a figure on the side of a road is projected onto a pull-down screen against a wall. The projected film is overlaid with a smaller image with a sprocket hole. On the left, two metal poles extend from floor to ceiling, each with three framed works of paper attached. The two drawings closest to the camera show the facade of a multi-story building and a more abstract composition with squiggly circles.

Three metal poles extend from floor to ceiling in a gallery. Two or three framed works on paper with layered compositions are attached to each one. The frames appear to be able to rotate around the poles. In the background on the left, a projector on a table casts an abstract light pattern across the wall, accompanied by two chairs.

Five metal poles extend from floor to ceiling, each with three framed works of paper attached. The two drawings closest to the camera show the pale impression of plants against mauve backgrounds, produced through cameraless photography. In the background, a film is projected onto the wall; the frame shown is green and is layered with a second smaller image with a sprocket hole.

A makeshift projector sits on a wooden table in the corner of a gallery, accompanied by two matching chairs. A strip of material loops from the projector down through the table. A small circle of light is projected, through a cylindrical “lens,” onto one wall and an abstract pattern of light rays stretches across another.

A makeshift projector sits on a wooden table, accompanied by two matching chairs. Two cords and a strip of material are attached to the device, which projects a faint circle of light onto the back wall. On the right and in the background, two floor-to-ceiling poles with drawings attached and a rectangular, more conventional projected image are visible.

A makeshift projector sits on a wooden table. Three cords and a strip of semi-transparent material run into the device, which projects a faint circle of light onto the wall through a cylindrical “lens.” Upon close inspection, the projected image contains a strip of cut-out text against a hard-edged background of black and white. A more abstract pattern of light rays is also thrown across an adjacent wall.

A makeshift projector sits on a wooden table, accompanied by two matching wooden chairs. A strip of semi-transparent material feeds through the device, which projects a faint circle of light onto the wall through a cylindrical “lens.” The projected image contains a strip of cut-out text against a hard-edged background of black and white. A more abstract pattern of light rays is also thrown across an adjacent wall.

A boxy makeshift projector sits on a wooden table; it is crudely constructed with materials like cardboard and duct tape. Three cords are attached to its back, and a strip of semi-transparent material runs through the device, like a film strip would. A circle of light with a blurry strip of text is projected through the projector’s cylindrical “lens.” A more abstract pattern of light rays is also thrown across an adjacent wall.

A layered film is projected onto a small pull-down screen on a wall. The projected image is overlaid with another smaller image with a sprocket hole, creating an effect of opacity and doubling. Both images appear to depict a lush landscape with greenery in the foreground and the outline of a mountain in the background.

A layered film is projected onto a small pull-down screen on a wall. The projected image is overlaid with another smaller image with a sprocket hole, obscuring and abstracting it. Both images appear to show a field of greenery under a cloudless sky.

A layered film is projected onto a small pull-down screen on a wall. The projected image is overlaid with a black rectangle image with a sprocket hole. The unobscured portion of the image is a pattern of gray shapes, with two parallel lines running roughly across the bottom of the frame.

A film depicting a lush landscape projected onto a small pull-down screen on a wall. The image is a gathering of greens that almost veers into monochrome abstraction, but grasses and bushes are discernible in the foreground, and trees in the background. A sliver of sky is visible at the top.

A layered film is projected onto a small pull-down screen on a wall. The projected image is overlaid with a black rectangle image with a sprocket hole. Both images are abstract or indistinct: the background is lighter while the overlaid image is dark green and faintly shows a landscape of shapes and possibly trees.

A film depicting rows of identical red seating is projected onto a small pull-down screen on a wall. The seats sit on a sharp incline, like in a movie theater or auditorium. A box is visible above the last row, perhaps the window of a tech or projection booth.

A light gray metal pole extends from the floor to the ceiling of a gallery. Three frames with works on paper are attached to the pole, and seem to be able to rotate freely around it. The work in the middle shows the light impression of a plant against a background of mauve, produced through cameraless photography. The others are loose diagram-like drawings featuring a hand, an arrow, and what appears to be fire.

A light gray metal pole extends from the floor to the ceiling of a gallery. Three frames with works on paper are attached to the pole, and seem to be able to rotate freely around it. The work in the middle appears to be a printed document with lines of text, and the others are dark liquidy abstractions with faint impressions of plant material, produced through cameraless photography.

Three metal poles extend from floor to ceiling. Two or three framed works on paper are attached to each one. Nearest to the camera, one work appears to be a printed document with some lines redacted; another is a drawing with a geometric layout resembling an architectural plan. The frames appear to be able to rotate around the poles.

A thick wall with text on it separates a gallery into two sections. On either side, metal poles extend from floor to ceiling. Framed works on paper with images and text are attached to each pole. The frames appear to be able to rotate around the poles.

Framed works on paper with images and text are attached to floor-to-ceiling metal poles.The frames appear to be able to rotate around the poles. On the pole in the foreground, the middle work is a diagrammatic drawing with multiple arrows and splotchy shading. Printed documents fill the frames above and below it. In the background, the backs of two wooden chairs peek out from behind a wall.

Sophie Friedman-Pappas, TJ ShinList Projects 28: Sophie Friedman-Pappas and TJ ShinMIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge

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Sophie Friedman-Pappas, TJ ShinList Projects 28: Sophie Friedman-Pappas and TJ Shin
MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge