Parallax Space

Drift Station Gallery and Parallax Space are pleased to announce the opening of their exhibition “Instructions for Initial Conditions” to be held on Friday, November 5th, 2010.  Located in downtown Lincoln in a renovated former auto-body shop, this opening will be the second for both galleries.

The initial condition a term used in Chaos Theory refers to a simple starting point that, when the system is set into motion, is radically transformed into an unpredictable result.  “Instructions for Initial Conditions” is the result of an international open call for instructions which will be exhibited as artworks.  The viewer will be prompted to engage with the instructions on display, ones which describe the initial condition by which something (a work of art, or something other) can be made or enacted.

Each work was limited to an emailed file that could be printed on an 8.5 x 11” sheet of paper. The call itself served as an initial condition and brought varied unforeseen results that surprised, delighted, and challenged. We received work from over 125 artists, with all 7 continents represented.  The works run the gamut from computer code to a modified German recipe for gingerbread.

The opening reception will also feature a performance created by Parallax Space’s Bill Graham in collaboration with members of the Mighty Vitamins that invites members of the audience to help create constantly-changing sonic loops.