What is the word for the day after tomorrow. (video still, pictured, Amy Bay), Sarah Rushford, 2023.
Rubus Discolor Project is pleased to present What is the word for the day after tomorrow. a solo exhibition by Sarah Rushford. There will be an opening reception from 2 - 4 pm this Sunday, and the show will run from March 19 - April 9, 2023.
In her video work, What is the word for the day after tomorrow. the narrated text is Rushford’s lyric essay about caretaking, perception, knowing the self, and knowing others. The piece depicts twenty-two distinct women concentrating on voicing what they hear through a wireless headphone. Elements of each of the participant's individuality are revealed through their contribution to this game of listening-while-speaking. Brief moments of candidness break the work's illusion, revealing its construction. Audio passages are followed by video segments with an alternating pattern forming the rhythm of the work. Objects corollary to the intricate text are placed throughout Rubus Discolor Project.
This lyrical piece embraces and defies the assumed roles of writer, reader, listener, and speaker.
What is it called when you talk about something you know nothing about? What is it called when you talk something into existence? What is it called when you say something without thinking? What is it called when you say something... What is it called when you say one thing, but you mean something else? What is the word for the day after tomorrow? What's the word for the fear of long words? What's the word for a symbol? What's the word for simple?
– Excerpt from What is the word for the day after tomorrow.
Sarah Rushford is an interdisciplinary writer and video artist. Originally from Massachusetts she now lives with her husband and young daughter in Portland, Oregon. She is currently a MFA Candidate in Visual Studies at PNCA. Upcoming in 2023, I also knew this. will be part of the Good Symptom Video Anthology at The Third Thing Press in Seattle, WA, curated by Anne de Marcken. Recent solo and group exhibitions include Provender at Grapefruits (2018) and On the tip of my tongue at Carnation Contemporary (2019, curated by Katherine Spinella and Kristin Hough). Her poems and text-art have appeared in the literary journals Houseguest, Tuesday: An Art Project, and Mother, Mother. She has completed residencies at Union Docs (Queens, NY), Takt Kunstprojektraum (Berlin), and ArtFarm (Marquette, Nebraska). From 2015 - 2019 she was a Co-Director at Ortega y Gasset Projects in Brooklyn, NY.
*A conceptual reading and writing workshop lead by the artist will take place on Sunday, April 2nd at 5pm.*
Rubus Discolor Project
1738 N. Colfax St.
Portland, OR 97217
rubusdiscolorproject@gmail.com
On view: March 19 - April 9, 2023
Open Sundays:
Sun, March 19 - 2 - 4pm
Sun, March 26 - 2 - 4pm
Sun, April 2 - 2 - 4pm with the writing workshop @ 5pm
Sun, April 9 - 2 - 4pm
Also open by appointment.