Psychedelic Swatch | Jennifer Schmidt
“While at Elsewhere Artist Collaborative in Greensboro, NC, I wandered through a collection of fabric patterns-- swatches of material on furniture, dolls, clothes, bags, sheets and curtains--folded on shelves and rolled along the walls. The collection becoming in essence something else: a stylistic portrait of a particular genre, defined by the visual patterns present (their designs and colors spanning 1960-1987).
"Psychedelic Swatch" is a play on the idea of psychedelic and the generalized notion of what it represents.
By layering 15 audio recordings that were recorded within Elsewhere, I was able to respond to the visuals of psychedelia within the video-- producing a stereo mix that's stylistically acid rock. Dense with tracks, the audio creates a hypnotic groove of feedback.”
From https://www.jenniferschmidt.com/work
Psychedelic Swatch was shown at the Elizabeth Foundation Gallery in New York as part of the "Beyond a Memorable Fancy" exhibition.
The soundtrack was included in The Sound of Art, Celebrating Five Years of Art Sounds in New York.
Jennifer wrote an article, “On Being Elsewhere,” for Big Red and Shiny
