Entanglement

Entanglement, 2024 a : the action being entangled: a state of being entangled b : something that entangles, confuses, or ensnares c : the condition of being deeply involved   2020, right then and there during the first months of the pandemic my friend and colleague Danae Mattes and I began to explore a collaborative project for four voices with Monica Scott, cellist and composer, and Sylvia Brownrigg, novelist and literary critic. Over the following years we presented our findings during life performances at the Dresher Ensemble Studio in Oakland, the Marsh Theater, Berkeley, the Museum of Caft and Design, San Francisco, all 2022. After a 2 week long residency at Montalvo in the spring, we were now, in late 2023, preparing a mayor installation project "Lightfast: intertwine" at the DiRosa Center for Contemporary Art. Please visit our LightFast   During the 2023 holidays I made time for the studio to follow my individual voice, get my hands back into paint and mark making. The result, and the beginning of a new series of work, were the 4 large paintings called Entanglement that are based on the light and shadow play of the Ficus vines we would later install as a site specific spatial drawing at the DiRosa. I had four wooden panels ready to go and applied the entangling lines with a quick brush work technic. It was one of those exquisite moments were play and intuition come together with unexpected ease. For sure, I had been deeply involved.   Christel Dillbohner, Berkeley, CA, 2024