November 2011

dis-member

In his new body of work Mordini explores psychological complexities through an internal dialog of competing forces. He uses fragmented body parts made out of fiberboard as a vessel for these forces. Although they originate from different psychological pathologies, the body parts share a common DNA in that they are created from fiberboard, the same material of reconstituted dust and caustic binders. This genetic kinship is a contentious one. A solitary colossal head serves as a monument to the incomplete self. On the floor, body-less, in mental isolation, there is a perpetual stillness. The head is unable—or unwilling—to participate. In divergence with the head, the arms have movement which gives them empowerment. The bulging veins and palpable deformities yield to what it is to be human: struggling but taking possession of one’s self. While in the past the artist has focused on social commentary and consciousness, in this show he dives inward perhaps reflecting his own state of mind.

Mordini graduated from The Corcoran School of Art in 1995. He had his first solo show at the Corcoran in 1996 and has since participated in multiple group shows in Washington, Chicago, and Baltimore.

Visit Mordini’s website at www.mordini.org.

Watch the artist interview here.