The solo exhibition “Time Loop” by Carolina Borja is now being presented at San Jac’s central campus with the help of Carmen Champion, David Sample, and Micheal Smith. Its opening reception was February 4th, where it would be open until February 27th. The exhibition is free and open to the public to visit.
The artist, Carolina Borja, has an art foundation with industrial design with a minor in Mexican folk art, as her work blends industrial and homemade materials to reflect different themes. She presents this gallery with an interesting thought of San Jacinto Central College campus and her display of art.
“The artist is interested in using everyday material objects like pens, cardboard boxes, and light fixtures to measure how we value and perceive time. The exhibition brings together drawing, sculpture, and video+ and interactive room titled “Time is Running” to assist viewers in understanding the connection between materials, labor, and time.” says Carmen Champion, the gallery curator of SJC Central.
The opening exhibition was going to be held on January 28th, but due to the winter weather concerns it had been delayed to the renewed opening day, February 4th.
“I had to collectively make that decision with the artist, which was a tough call.” said Champion.
Despite this struggle, the exhibition was opened and is held in Central Campus Gallery, Davis Library (C21.163), 8060 Spencer Hwy., Pasadena, Texas. It also had a panel discussion titled, “Objects in Motion: Labor, Time, and the Life of Materials,” on Wednesday, February 11, at 12 p.m.
Borja’s work is described to examine the circulation of materials through buildings as they are disposed, transitioned, and reabsorbed into local systems to understand the cycle of consumption and transformation in everyday environments. It is demonstrated when making this exhibition, as it blends the community of SJC Central with the display of Borja’s art.
“For this specific show, the artist and I worked directly with David Sample, central campus facilities manager, to investigate how materials move through the college system. This included how waste is collected and transported off campus, the types of materials circulating within the institution, and the labor required to manage the volume of material flowing through a large public system like a college campus.” says Champion.
The background of making this exhibition encourages connection between the campus and the community of the college. Highlighting the art as a visual of the materials that move throughout the campus and its buildings.
“I chose this artist and exhibition because I wanted to find more ways to work cross-disciplinary within the college while also engaging the campus as a whole by involving staff members and multiple departments,” says Champion, “I hope the audience will find a deeper connection to the campus; a place they interact with daily so they will have a greater understanding of their own presence within larger systems as well as a renewed appreciation for their time and how they choose to use it.”
This brings people together on campus as Borja’s art expands and demonstrates the visual connection of how we perceive our time in college.
For more information about art exhibitions and related subjects in San Jacinto Central College, contact Carmen Champion at [email protected] or 832-279-6229.
