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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. Itinerant Sig
 nal Institute (Rite of Spring) is a fictional institute and installation\,
  grounded in techno-ecological art. The story of the Institute is told thr
 ough sculpture\, digital images\, internet art\, microcontrollers\, and sc
 ientific displays. In it\, creatures have emerged from the melting permafr
 ost to join the Institute and return to modern-day cities to examine their
  climates. The creatures wear headdresses of bones and fossils\, 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 military fuel consumption. 
 The Institute tests for environmental toxins to identify places of relativ
 e safety\, through small hand-built quasi-scientific devices that test the
  air and soil. The work also addresses queer migration\, and re-defining t
 he idea of home in the current political climate. It incorporates plant kn
 owledge to influence the endocrine system\, reducing human desire for late
 -stage capitalism and war at a biological level. Sites tested by the Insti
 tute include former military bases\, including WWII sites in Europe\, and 
 Newtown Creek\, the location of one of the United State’s largest oil spil
 ls\, where the artist’s family lived when they emigrated to New York City.
  The work evolves as the Institute installs servers in partner organizatio
 ns as the project moves from place to place. At Flux IV\, 56-21 2nd Street
 \, Queens\, NY Itinerant Signal Institute (Rite of Spring) Opening Recepti
 on: August 6\, 6-9pm\, with an artist talk at 7pm Exhibition: August 6-30\
 , 2026\, open weekends\, noon-6pm or by appointment Performance: Saturday\
 , August 22 at 3pm\n\nSource: https://events.qns.com/event/itinerant-signa
 l-institute-rite-of-spring/\n\nDetails: https://licfamily.com/event/itiner
 ant-signal-institute-rite-of-spring-99ffb1
LOCATION:Flux IV\, 56-21 2nd St\, Long Island City
URL:https://licfamily.com/event/itinerant-signal-institute-rite-of-spring-9
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