Provincetown, MA – Parallel Verse is a two-person exhibition by Korean-born Provincetown artist MiYoung Sohn and Massachuettes-native Brooklyn photographer Michael Tessier. Their mutual connection to Cape Cod (and Brooklyn), brought them together to engage in conversation about their disciplines. From their initial meeting, they instantly gravitated towards each other’s work, arranging their pieces together resulting in this exhibition.
MiYoung’s series of daily collages were made from March 2023 to March 2024 in response to living on the tip of Cape Cod using commonly accessible materials such as paint, paper and glue. She looked inwardly for inspiration as she navigated between solitude and isolation.
Michael’s constructed spaces made from discarded materials such as paper, plastic, and fabric are photographed and manipulated to blur the space between image and form. Their two distinct bodies of work share commonalities in their intuitive process, material exploration and playful construction.
Parallel Verse consists of works on paper, photography, and sculpture. The exhibition opens on June 28 through July 10, 2024.
Please join us for the opening reception on Friday, June 28th from 6-9 pm at Zone7a Gallery and Books located at 437 Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA.
Gallery Info:
Zone7a Gallery and Books is an artist-run space offering contemporary art and printed matter in Provincetown, Massachusetts at the tip of Cape Cod. Directors Cole Barash and MiYoung Sohn who co-directed Lands End Gallery and Books with Mischa Richter last summer, teamed up this year to spotlight local to international artists working in diverse disciplines. A selection of limited edition artists books will be on display along with programmed exhibitions this season.
Artist Bios:
Born in Busan, South Korea, MiYoung Sohn came to the United States alone as a child and spent her youth in foster homes in Northern Virginia. She received a BFA from Parsons School of Design and an MFA in Sculpture from Yale School of Art. Her sculptural works, installations, and collages have been exhibited widely, including at Galerie LarocheJoncas, Montreal, Canada; Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA; Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY; MoMA PS1, Queens, NY and Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY. The recipient of numerous grants and fellowships including 2024 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant, Mass Cultural Council Grant, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Fellowship and Fine Arts Work Center Fellowships. Sohn currently lives and works in Provincetown, MA, where she creates interactive community art projects, teaches workshops, curates exhibitions, and maintains her studio practice.
Michael Tessier (b. 1986) is a visual artist, working in the mediums of digital and analog photography as well as sculpture. As an avid collector of objects, Tessier draws strong influence from the physical items he surrounds himself with. His still lifes offer a sense of playfulness and carry a dream-like quality.
Tessier’s photographs have been featured in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, Vice, and Garden & Gun among others. He grew up in Massachusetts and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York where he has worked as a commercial photographer and artist for the past 15 years.
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