CHANNING HANSEN
Unimpeded Paradigms, 2020
California Variegated Mutant (Myth), California Variegated Mutant (Rhea), California Variegated Mutant (Sriracha), California Variegated Mutant (Talia), Cotswold (Sassy), Jersey Wooly (Miss Maple), Romeldale (January), Romeldale (Qassiopeia), Romedale (Saffron), Romedale (Shelby), Romedale (Tapestry), and Teeswater (F2019 -0339) fibers; Tussah silk, and Mulberry silk; holographic polymers, and photo-luminescent recycled polyester fibers; and Sequoioideae Redwood
49 x 45 in
124.5 x 114.3 cm
124.5 x 114.3 cm
Photo: Adam Reich
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Hansen's practice combines a passion for science with a Fluxus enthusiasm for iterative experimentation. A computer programmer for many years, Hansen realizes his work by isolating variables — material, dye...
Hansen's practice combines a passion for science with a Fluxus enthusiasm for iterative experimentation. A computer programmer for many years, Hansen realizes his work by isolating variables — material, dye color, pattern, stitch — assigning them values, and running those values through a computer program to create the instructions for his next piece. The result is a kind of Fluxus "score," a set of parameters that guides the series without dictating its final result.
Hansen's Fluxus leanings are owed in part to family lineage. His grandfather, Al Hansen, was a founding member of the movement. Friend to Yoko Ono and John Cage, Al Hansen's contributions to Fluxus included performances and the seminal text A Primer of Happenings and Time Space Art. Channing Hansen continues to perform his grandfather's works, and Al's influence can be seen as Hansen prioritizes process and experimentation in pursuit of innovation.
Hansen's Fluxus leanings are owed in part to family lineage. His grandfather, Al Hansen, was a founding member of the movement. Friend to Yoko Ono and John Cage, Al Hansen's contributions to Fluxus included performances and the seminal text A Primer of Happenings and Time Space Art. Channing Hansen continues to perform his grandfather's works, and Al's influence can be seen as Hansen prioritizes process and experimentation in pursuit of innovation.
Exhibitions
"Channing Hansen and Wilmer Wilson IV," Focus: Curated by Robyn Farrell, Armory Art Fair, NYC. 5 September - 8 September 2024."CHANNING HANSEN: I, Algorithm" Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC, 08 September 2021 - 16 October 2021.
