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SUMMARY:Itinerant Signal Institute (Rite of Spring)
DESCRIPTION:Flux Factory is pleased to present Itinerant Signal Institute
  (Rite of Spring)\\, a solo exhibition by artist Amelia Marzec.\\nItinera
 nt Signal Institute (Rite of Spring) is a fictional institute and install
 ation\\, grounded in techno-ecological art. The story of the Institute is
  told through sculpture\\, digital images\\, internet art\\, microcontrol
 lers\\, and scientific displays. In it\\, creatures have emerged from the
  melting permafrost to join the Institute and return to modern-day cities
  to examine their climates. The creatures wear headdresses of bones and f
 ossils\\, inspired by Eastern European carnival costumes that denote the 
 changing of seasons. They acknowledge the effect of human activity on the
  Arctic Circle\\, and anticipate increasing climate migration due to mili
 tary fuel consumption. The Institute tests for environmental toxins to id
 entify places of relative safety\\, through small hand-built quasi-scient
 ific devices that test the air and soil. The work also addresses queer mi
 gration\\, and re-defining the idea of home in the current political clim
 ate. It incorporates plant knowledge to influence the endocrine system\\,
  reducing human desire for late-stage capitalism and war at a biological 
 level. Sites tested by the Institute include former military bases\\, inc
 luding WWII sites in Europe\\, and Newtown Creek\\, the location of one o
 f the United State&#8217\\;s largest oil spills\\, where the artist&#8217
 \\;s family lived when they emigrated to New York City. The work evolves 
 as the Institute installs servers in partner organizations as the project
  moves from place to place.\\nAt Flux IV\\, 56-21 2nd Street\\, Queens\\,
  NY\\nItinerant Signal Institute (Rite of Spring)\\nOpening Reception: Au
 gust 6\\, 6-9pm\\, with an artist talk at 7pm\\nExhibition: August 6-30\\
 , 2026\\, open weekends\\, noon-6pm or by appointment\\nPerformance: Satu
 rday\\, August 22 at 3pm\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-state
 s/new-york/events/itinerant-signal-institute-rite-of-spring--2026-08-06
LOCATION:New York
URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/new-york/events/itinerant-signal-institute-rite-of-spring--2026-08-06
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