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Fuller Rosen Gallery
319 N 11th St Unit 3-I
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Past

Entre Dos Palmas
Angélica Maria Millán Lozano + Laura Camila Medina

July 05, 2024 — August 11, 2024


After Boucher
Molly Jae Vaughan

May 03, 2024 — June 16, 2024


Hand Me Downs
Frankie Krupa Vahdani

March 01, 2024 — April 14, 2024


Homesick
Reem Al-Wakeal, Wiley + Sabrina (Bingyi) Spurlock, and Amy Chiao

November 03, 2023 — December 17, 2023


live laugh lobotomize
Yuyang Zhang

September 08, 2023 — October 15, 2023


At The Same Time
Rebecca Tennenbaum

July 07, 2023 — August 13, 2023


Held Tight
Molly Alloy + Arielle Zamora

June 04 - August 07, 2022


Second Honeymoon
Dana Robinson

April 02 - May 08, 2022


Possessions, Possessions
Olivia Faith Harwood

January 29 - March 13, 2022


The Longest Leg
Emmanuela Soria Ruiz

November 11, 2021 - January 09, 2022


After Boucher
Molly Jae Vaughan

September 11 - October 24, 2021


Resound
Angélica Maria Millán Lozano + Frankie Krupa Vahdani

July 17 - August 22, 2021



umm no
Yuyang Zhang

April 15 - May 30, 2021


Things that have to do with fire
Vo Vo

February 18 - April 01, 2021


NO SANCTUARY
Panteha Abareshi + Kayley Berezney

December 17, 2020 - February 04, 2021


Ambrosia
Grace Stott

October 15 - November 19, 2020


Loopholes
Devin Harclerode + Laura Camila Medina

August 27 - October 04, 2020


Patterning
Ophir El-Boher

April 18 - May 31, 2020


American Hex
Christine Miller + Brittany Vega

February 01 - March 14, 2020


A Thousand Cuts
B. G-Osborne

November 16, 2019 - January 10, 2020


A Change of Light and other observations
Sammie Cetta

September 14 - November 08, 2019


flat out
Brandi Kruse

July 20 - September 06, 2019


A Thirst for Saltwater
Lehuauakea

May 25 - July 12, 2019


SUBLIMATION
Diana Palermo

March 30 - May 17, 2019


Ego Placebo
Wiley

January 26 - March 15, 2019


TREGUAS
Angélica Maria Millán Lozano

November 17 - December 20, 2018

Current

The Circadian Support Cycle
Amy Chiao

September 06, 2024 — October 13, 2024

Fuller Rosen Gallery is thrilled to announce the opening of The Circadian Support Cycle, a new installation by Amy Chiao. Gallery viewers are greeted by Chiao’s latest innovation in sleep-health-technology, The Circadian Support Cycle; a modular waterbed and DVD player that fuse California health trends, animal husbandry, and maintenance art into Chiao’s distinctive blend of satire, performance, and critique.

Join us for an opening reception on First Friday, September 06 from 6-9 pm.


Amy Chiao, The Circadian Support Cycle, 2024

Chiao’s installation highlights the relentless pursuit of wellness in contemporary society, offering pointed commentary on how consumption and bodily functions shape our daily routines. Tired all the time? Trouble sleeping? The Circadian Support Cycle promises an unorthodox solution: a urology waste management system that doubles as a luxurious sleep aid. As a modern-day clepsydra, the waterbed monitors holistic hydration, pH levels, and nutrition, while its clear PVC vinyl construction and customizable hues allow users to align their slumber with their aesthetic preferences. From watering plants to urine therapy, the system’s dual-purpose functionality challenges the boundaries of sustainability and self-care.

Amy Chiao, still from The Circadian Support Cycle, video, 2024

Chiao’s work is rooted in a rich history of ecological maintenance inspired by her Cantonese family’s heritage and California lifestyle mixed with the lineages of absurdism and maintenance art — namely the performances of Mierle Laderman Ukeles. Trained to preserve and conserve human fluids for gardening, Chiao’s grandmother kept reservoirs of her husband’s urine in the courtyard. After her grandfather’s passing during the COVID-19 pandemic, this sustainable act of collecting and recycling waste products became a fond memory for Chiao and the catalyst to developing cutting-edge urine collecting technology for the masses.

Chiao’s research into the historical uses of urine in water purification, leather tanning, and cleaning led to parallel studies in the material evolution of mattresses. From hay, feathers, and rope beds to coil spring beds, waterbeds, and the invention of memory foam, the scope of Chiao’s investigations unearthed the application of waterbed technology for use in contemporary bovine management. Through the construction The Circadian Support Cycle, Chiao illustrates how color and materials derived from the human body and acts of consumption can transform the performativity of daily routines and one’s character.


Amy Chiao, The Circadian Support Cycle, 2024

With The Circadian Support Cycle, Chiao continues her subversion of product design and development creating a surreal yet functional piece that is as much a critique of capitalism as it is an affirmation of our ludicrous and beautiful world. Join us for an evening of innovation, satire, and immersive art as we unveil The Circadian Support Cycle at Fuller Rosen Gallery. Don’t miss the chance to experience this one-of-a-kind installation that challenges the norms of health, beauty, and sustainability.



Amy Chiao (b. 1992, she/her) Amy Chiao is a multimedia artist, performer, designer, and director working in site-specific performance installation, character development, and world-building materials design. Chiao comes from a family of Cantonese musicians and composers, Opera singers, and mannequin manufacturers. Her work strives to uncover and dimensionalize the fictitious nature of society through dramaturgy, narratology, and speculative design strategies. She is currently based in between Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX.

She holds a BFA in Textiles at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and an MFA in Scene Design with a concentration in Integrated Media at the California Institute of the Arts (Calarts). Her practice has been generated through a wide range of different production spaces from community media stations, live theater, to product corporations including the cable access TV station Open Signal Portland Community Media, the clown cohort at Coho Theater, and Nike Inc. Her work has been shown at Human Resources (LA), The Elysian Theater, REDCAT Roy & Edna Disney Calarts Theater, the LA State Historic Park, Walt Disney Modular Theater Lobby, Killjoy Collective, Portland Art Museum, and the RISD Museum.

Upcoming

The Circadian Support Cycle
Amy Chiao

September 06, 2024 — October 13, 2024

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