Hanna von Goeler
“The Shadows Cast by Ordinary Objects”



Exhibition: January 7 through February 7, 2009
Reception: Wednesday, January 7th, 7 to 9 pm

Sloan Fine Art is pleased to present in the project room, January 7 through February 7, “The Shadows Cast by Ordinary Objects,” a new installation by Hanna von Goeler.

In “The Shadows Cast by Ordinary Objects” Hanna von Goeler looks at the shadows national and personal histories cast on future generations. Subtle references to a range of histories - from Third Reich Germany to current economic and political developments - are set in the aftermath of an elegant and extravagant meal. “Ordinary objects” commingle with a moving train and small drawings etched into mirrors. The train’s light casts moving shadows that turn the walls of the space into a silent motion picture flashing snippets of our past and foresight into the future. While it is both a cautionary tale and a reminder of histories not to be forgotten, the visual elegance and charming mechanics of “The Shadows Cast by Ordinary Objects” infuse it with the artist’s sincere feelings of hope and optimism.

Hanna von Goeler earned her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the University of California, Davis. She also studied at the Jan van Eyck Akademie in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Past site specific projects include an installation with six trompe l’oeil paintings and 3000 pieces of mirror in a 12th century gothic church in the Netherlands and an interactive, temporal wall painting in Woodland, California. Her paintings, installations and works on paper have been exhibited at galleries and museums worldwide including The Museum of Arts and Crafts-ITAMI in Japan, 2B Gallery in Budapest, Hungary, Exit Art in New York City and the Somerville Museum in Massachusetts. She is currently preparing for a 2010 solo exhibition at the Hunterdon Museum in Clinton, NJ and a project for the Habeas Lounge economic forum installation concourse space at 1 New York Plaza.