CARVALHO PARK announces the inaugural project of its biannual performance series – a commissioned, cross-disciplinary work integrating the practices of Swedish textile installation artist Diana Orving, with New York City Ballet principal Sara Mearns, and choreographer and Guggenheim fellow, Jodi Melnick. Conceived of in tandem, the invited artists have worked closely together in CARVALHO PARK’s newly expanded gallery, creating a total, intersectional work, which will debut the evening of July 11. Performances will also be held on July 18 and August 8.

With a writhing quality that gives way to expansive clouds of monochrome silk organza and jute, Orving’s installation is comprised of over 1600 square feet of fabric. Built into the space, it travels with the characteristic of an organic being. Orving approaches form as if the sculpture possesses its own will and temperament – the flowing seams lending structure to her work resemble elastic and living lines, akin to blood veins or tree branches, never static and ever-expanding. The textiles’ lightness enables Orving to work on a grand scale, often leading to a sense of being overpowered by the installation’s volume. In this state of relinquished control, the work ignites, or even echoes, elements of uncertainty and unpredictability. Orving seeks to give form to various states of mind, relationships, and mental and physical processes through the textiles’ movement and volume. Engaging a choreographic approach, her work captures a tangible sense of interconnectedness, emphasizing that one is not an isolated entity but rather a small part of a larger system.

Orving’s weightless, serpentine textile structure is on view during gallery hours from July 12 to August 10.

The program is free and open to the public, but due to limited space, an RSVP is required.