All Acts of Pleasure | Iman Person

Special Residency
Written By Elsewhere Living Museum & Artist Residency

All Acts of Pleasure, Iman Person, Atlanta, GAInstallation with wood fired ceramic bowl, dirt, woven string, and sundry objects.

All Acts of Pleasure is a ritual space in one of the installation rooms on Elsewhere’s third floor that provides museum visitors with an opportunity to honor and manifest experiences of pleasure and happiness in their lives.  Person imbued the space with her own history by including two altars that have been dedicated to her grandmothers. The ceramic bowl used in the culmination of the ritual to hold declarations of pleasure, was created and fired on site.

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Iman Person
Iman Person

Iman Person is a visual artist and sculptor based in the Atlanta area. Her use of natural materials and ritual consciousness, create a hybrid reality between physical space and ethereal realms. Coupled with the concept of authentic nature; she embeds qualities of the feminine, primordial memory and anthropological customs to illustrate lineage and identity within the new, synthetic landscape.In 2010 she received her B.F.A from Georgia State University and has become a fixture both in exhibition spheres and public art arenas. In 2012, she was included in Barbara Archer Gallery’s, “Talent Loves Company”, and named one of the 30 most influential artists in Atlanta. She is a member of the Atlanta based collective, Dashboard Co-Op, is a 2011 Hambidge fellow and is 2013-2014 Walthall fellow.

Iman created All Acts of Pleasure during her time here.

Elsewhere Living Museum & Artist Residency
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