Kirsten Mosher: Soul Mate 180°

Antipodes, the parts of the earth diametrically opposite to each other, have been an important part of Kirsten Mosher’s work, which includes painting, sculpture, video, and text. Soul Mate 180° is an installation comprising two elements: a marble sculpture nested in the garden outside of BCAM, and a short story displayed on a beam outside BCAM, Level 2. The sculpture depicts a wave in the Indian Ocean—the opposite side of the world from LACMA—created from data collected from high-resolution radar, ships, aircraft, satellites, and buoys. The story mentions first kisses and global warming, and is excerpted from Mosher’s ongoing novel in which the sculpture is character.

Soul Mate 180° is the culmination of Mosher’s Art + Technology Lab project.

Soul Mate 180° was developed with support by LACMA’s Art + Technology Lab.

The Art + Technology Lab is presented by

The Art + Technology Lab is made possible by Accenture and Snap Inc. Additional support is provided by SpaceX and Google.

The Lab is part of The Hyundai Project: Art + Technology at LACMA, a joint initiative exploring the convergence of art and technology.

Seed funding for the development of the Art + Technology Lab was provided by the Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission through the Productivity Investment Fund and LACMA Trustee David Bohnett.

Image: Kirsten Mosher, Soul Mate 180° (The Other Side is Here), 2019, courtesy of the artist, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Nov 7, 2019–Feb 25, 2020
BCAM Lawn

Image: Kirsten Mosher, Soul Mate 180° (The Other Side is Here), 2019, courtesy of the artist, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA