FLYING TOWARD THE GROUND

Plaster casts, single-channel video projection, 15 tons of sand in site-specific installation, limited edition reader

2015

After shoveling 15 tons of sand into the back room of Locust Projects, Namkung flew into the space, created plaster casts from his bodily impressions, suspended them from the ceiling as clouds and projected video of his body in flight onto the sand. For the exhibition: Michael Namkung: Flying Towards the Ground, Locust Projects, Miami, FL, 2015. More info below.

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PERPETUAL FLIGHT

15" x 27" archival ink-jet print

2015

Exhibited at Locust Projects for the exhibition Smash and Grab, 2015

*Available as a limited edition fine art print in the Gallery Store

Flying Towards the Ground: A Reader on Flying and Falling, compiled and edited by Michael Namkung with contributions by Rob Goyanes, Asif Farooq, Jackie Apodaca, Jeremiah Barber, James Tully Beatty, Jr., Kari De Leeuw, John Shelton, Melissa Wyman, Michael Namkung, Nicole Sorhondo, and Damon Adlao. Edited by Elizabeth Shannon.

Published on the occasion of Michael Namkung's exhibition Flying Towards the Ground at Locust Projects, Miami, Florida, August 29 - October 10, 2015. Edition of 50. by Locust Projects, Miami.