excercise 02: on holding

mounts, cases, and display structures are quiet architectures of support — they hold, frame, and orient how we encounter artworks in time and space.

in this evening program, eric araujo will share his mount-making practice, revealing how mounts physically support and safeguard objects while negotiating visibility and presence. hiroko ishikawa and mack cole-edelsack will discuss the support structures they designed for time-based media and performance, reflecting on how video, sound, and performance are housed, held, and made visible within museum contexts.

the evening concludes with a movement workshop led by ella dawn w-s, who will translate the idea of mounts into the body — inviting guests to explore how we hold, balance, and support ourselves and one another through movement.

contributors

eric araujo is a mount maker at moma and an artist. since his first introduction to mount-making at the asian art museum, he has created mounts for artworks and artifacts at institutions including the oakland museum of california, guggenheim, and moma.

hiroko ishikawa is an exhibition designer at moma. she has designed a number of exhibitions including "joan jonas: good night good morning," "ruth asawa: retrospective," and "pirouette: turning points in design."

mack cole-edelsack is a former exhibition designer at moma and current director of operations at noguchi museum.

ella dawn w-s is a dancer and choreographer living in brooklyn. she presents work under the name dancews.