Organized by Nick Kramer

Devon Oder, Julia Leonard, Candice Lin, Merideth Hillbrand, Whitney Hubbs, & Matt Siegle (L-R)

LeRoy Stevens & Devon Oder

LeRoy Stevens, Devon Oder, & Julia Leonard

Cosmos from LeRoy Stevens on Vimeo.

LeRoy Stevens, “Cosmos”

Devon Oder, The Flats

Devon Oder, Julia Leonard, Candice Lin, & Merideth Hillbrand

Julia Leonard, Meanwhile 3

Candice Lin & Merideth Hillbrand

Candice Lin, Clairvoyant Testosterone

Candice Lin, Mushroom Study 2 (Lion’s Mane)

Candice Lin, Mushroom Study 2 (Oyster)

Merideth Hillbrand, Hot Dog 1

Merideth Hillbrand, Hot Dog 2

Candice Lin, Merideth Hillbrand, & Whitney Hubbs

Whitney Hubbs, “Detail of a Woman no. 1”

Whitney Hubbs, Matt Siegle, & Anna Mayer

Matt Siegle, New Model Law’s Domicile, w/ bag

Anna Mayer, No End of Channels 18 (Figuring)

Anna Mayer, Nick Kramer, Devon Oder, LeRoy Stevens

Nick Kramer, Hand Portfolio My Chair

Ian James, Wolf River Harbor (looking east)

Documentation of Mushrooms & Honey @ Either Way LA here

Honey, sweet bio-gold, isn’t made in plastic bears and mushrooms aren’t convenient stools for tiny creatures. The thing is, both honey and mushrooms keep their truths secret from all but the most dedicated connoisseur. Mushrooms are

basically the official plant of the avant-garde* and honey is the moon juice of spiritual correctness.Held secret in hives and beneath the ground these two substances embody weird math lurking outside the easy purview of us human animals.

The connections I draw here are not reflective of the facts or respectful of nature’s patterns. Rather, they are based on an imagination of the world via distant, hidden metaphors. Let your mind wander, ask yourself if, and how, you can you compress the alien rhythms, expressions and textures of creepy nature into a form that is at all compatible with human understanding.

To give meaning to the shortness of the afternoon (mushrooms), I wanted weeks (honey). I wanted a container, like a hive, to keep all this honey. I wanted something like a mycelial bloom balanced with the frantic orchestration of a hive, each with its own patterns, speed and scale: Mushrooms & Honey.

For the first event of the day, we will gather in a disused alley from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., for the brief, outdoor section of the show. Then, as day turns into evening, metro pcs will house the second, slow section of Mushrooms & Honey. This exhibition will open from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, and be on view until 6 p.m. Saturday, July 2 (with regular hours in between).

– Nick Kramer

*Are mushrooms even accurately described as plants?