Mutual Insurance Building
4750 N Sheridan Road, Chicago IL
Moving image works by Elena Ailes, Mark Alcazar Diaz, Kayla Anderson, Kioto Aoki, Qais Assali and Jose Luis Benavides, Leslie Crum, Norman W. Long, John Marks and Crystal Myslajek, Regina Martinez, Meida McNeal, Kristin McWharter, Curtis Miller, Zachary Nicol, Josh Rios, Oona Taper, and others, with new works added periodically. Please set an appointment to visit our media room, or view the works online through the links above.
Oona Taper
This Train is Invisible until it Crashes
Video, color, stereo
4 minutes 31 seconds
2023
An animation inspired by train delay messages and their poetic potential. An examination of all the things that can go wrong: on the train, in the urban environment, and in our lives. All drawings done while riding the Chicago metro system.
Oona Taper creates installations and animations that are invested in the materiality of moving images to create tactile and embodied experiences for the viewer. Her work responds to current and historical events with whimsy and daydreams to contend with the constant mundane apocalypses of the modern world. For more infomation and work, please visit oonataper.com.
Evergreen is partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency; CityArts grants from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events; Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; Reva and David Logan Foundation; and Teiger Foundation.