Amy Landesberg

Amy Landesberg is an installation artist represented by Whitespace Gallery in Atlanta and has a background in architecture. Her public installations have been installed at many institutions such as the Georgia Institute of Technology, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Utah State University College of Life Sciences, San Diego International Airport, and the College of Design at Iowa State University. She has given lectures at major established universities including Princeton, Columbia, Tulane, and Georgia State. Amy has been awarded a fellowship by the Southern Arts Federation and the Young Architects Award from the Architectural League of New York as well as an Award of Excellence from the Atlanta Urban Design Commission.

Ranging from elaborate, large video installations to gigantic fixtures of car parts assembled to resemble an insect swarm, Amy Landesberg interprets collective reactions of society, such as the act of commuting, methods of transportation, the interpretation of space, and the manipulation of light. Each one of her installations conveys a conceptual approach as to how we perceive irregular patterns. Consistently, the viewer will note most of Amy’s work reflects organic-like designs or structures which create art as a vehicle to alter space rather than just represent or symbolize volume.

Although the work may appear abstract, they are actually objectified forms accentuated to depict a specific concept such as the purpose of the passage of light, expressions of discomfort through tentacle-like forms, or the smallness of individuality expressed in swarms of objects collectively ‘commuting’ through a space. Working with a variety of material such as ceramics, fiber, and found objects, Amy improvises the medium to express ‘torn’ compositions, expressions of distance and stifledness at the same time. When she ‘collects’ forms to be crowded, these particular compositions could be interpreted to express discomfort, while her more spatial works connote more minimalistic tendencies evoking feelings of solace and enlightenment. The use of monochromatic tones, whether bright colored or neutral, instills to us an artist who remains committed to the art of form, with the exception of her light-based installations which are based on concepts of luminosity and penetration of time and space through apparition-like experiences. 

Tail Light Swarm (pictured above) reveals literal car tail lights assembled in a swarm to reflect both the conceptual harmony and chaos of the commute of collective individuals. These angular forms create movement through their natural curvature, any other shape would have connotated stillness. Because of such angularity, the tail lights evoke motion as form and concept as they collectively impose themselves together into a mighty construct which swallows the space of the interior airport.

Amy Landesburg creates intricate installations which reflect the tendencies of collectivization in contemporary society, whether identifying a digitized forest or guiding the passage of light, she evokes the purpose of space in individual and collective consciousness. Much like an architect, her massive constructs invade and dominate the space they inhabit, imposing wills of concepts regarding the machinations of motion and time. Amy Landesburg’s works deconstruct design elements to be functionally integrated with the space they surround, beyond veneer or ornamental traits typically associated with abstracted forms.

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