revealing presence(s)
revealing presence(s)
An exhibition by Mark Dilks with collaborator Jessi Ray Koch
October 6 - October 29, 2023
First Friday Opening Reception: October 6, 6:00-10:00pm
Closing Reception: Saturday, October 28, 4:00-8:00 pm; Music at 5:00 pm
Practice Gallery is pleased to present revealing presence(s), an exhibition, by Mark Dilks with collaborator Jessi Ray Koch. The show reveals and consists of structures made from dream itineraries, mind-body mapping, physical realities and communion. The imagery on the floor and frameworks comes from daily calendars, medical imaging, and an assortment of collage and paint material. Presented is evidence of an existence and an inventory of the invisible made visible. The exhibition attempts to do a lot while humbly exposing it can only do so much.
Related Events:
Opening Reception: Friday, October 6th, 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Community Day: Saturday October 14th, 12:00 - 3:00 pm with Musical Activation with guest artists Jason Carr and David Hall
Closing Performance and Reception: October 28th, 4:00-8:00 pm, music at 5:00 pm
Artists' Bios:
Mark Dilks is a multidisciplinary creator and collaborator. As a trained painter with a background in collage, physical touch, materiality, and accumulated sampling play strongly in Mark’s life and work. Sound and Installation mixes frequently occur with other co-conspirators. They have organized happenings, hosted group shows, and created environmental experiences. Ventures in sounds include analog collages, abstract songs and modular synthesizer patches. In May 2023, The Pottery Gym, in Philadelphia, hosted Mark’s first solo painting show, May For by Fours Witness Cherry’s Blossoms Ring. The work is a result of a passionate concern for tactility and reverberation within the everyday. Mark is an alum of the University of Pennsylvania (MFA2013) and of Hampshire College (BA2005).
Jessi Ray Koch has a personal and professional dedication to building a more equitable and beautiful world through innovative community planning, policy and engagement. She loves serving her hometown of Philadelphia where she has contributed to an array of community-driven projects and organizations. Jessi currently works with the East Parkside neighborhood of West Philly as the Director of Equitable Development for Centennial Parkside CDC. She engages a trauma-informed and healing centered approach to her life and work. Jessi attended the University of Texas in Austin where she received her dual MS in Community and Regional Planning and Urban Design. Jessi loves to volunteer in her community and champion organizations such as The West Philly Bunny Hop, Pathways to Housing PA, and HIAS PA. She also enjoys exploring her artistic nature and the endless possibility of worlds, futures, and realities.
Accessiblity Information:
An elevator to the gallery is located in the vestibule. Please note to get to the elevator from the 11th street entrance there are a few steps to navigate. The second floor of the building has accessible restrooms. The gallery itself will be ADA compliant and have two seating options.