Soulmate 180˚

For many years, humanity has speculated about what lies on the opposite side of the earth. Cartoon tropes such as Yosemite Sam's proposition that if you dug a hole deep enough, you would end up in China, have long held our fascination. For her Art + Technology Lab project and installation, Soul Mate 180°, artist Kirsten Mosher researched LACMA's antipode—the point on the earth that is diametrically opposed to it—to explore the tension between what can been seen and what is imagined. We caught up with Mosher in her studio in western Massachusetts, where she has been writing a novel related to the project.

This is the second installment of our Q&A with Art + Technology Lab grant recipient Kirsten Mosher. This Saturday, January 11, at 1 pm, Mosher will be giving a tour of her project, Soul Mate 180°, currently on view on the museum's BCAM Lawn.