Group exhibition with Anonymous Gallery (New York, USA), Mexico City, Mexico, 2024
Image Gallery
Exhibition Text
The A is for all
The R is for rendered
And the T is for truth
And the I is for internal
And the S is for self
Looking for all
Looking for all
All to be rendered
—Lonnie Holley (from Looking for All (All Rendered Truth, 2012)
Echopraxia typically refers to the involuntary imitation or repetition of physical movements, but the concept can be extended metaphorically to other domains, such as sound and art. Echopraxia might manifest as the unconscious replication or imitation of styles, techniques, or themes. Whether consciously or unconsciously, we incorporate elements of others through inspiration, influence, or explicit awareness.
The three artists in this exhibition—Lonnie Holley, mosie romney, and Abbas Zahedi—were introduced in 2023 through their invitation to The Mahler and LeWitt residency program, established around the former studios of Anna Mahler and Sol LeWitt, and The Torre Bonomo in Spoleto, Italy. After completing a separate residency in Mexico City with anonymous gallery, romney proposed a collaborative exhibition that reflects on their shared experiences and admiration.
The exhibition: Echopraxia, explores the complex ways in which individuals interact with and respond to stimuli in their environment, often reflecting a blend of conscious and unconscious processes.
romney’s work involves the repetition or echoing of visual motifs, fantasy worlds, textures, and movements through poetry and paintings. Recurring patterns or pictorial gestures create a sense of cadence and continuity that echoes the rhythmic quality of Lonnie Holley’s improvisational repetitions and variations. Holley creates a sense of organic flow and resonance throughout sculpture, painting, printmaking, filmmaking, music and sound. Similarly, in Zahedi’s multidisciplinary practice, echopraxia manifests as a process of reverberating historical or cultural references, reimagining traditional forms of narratives in contemporary contexts.
Though mosie romney, Abbas Zahedi, and Lonnie Holley each approach their artistic practices in distinct ways, they share common threads in their engagement. Whether through the repetition of sensory elements, cultural references, or improvisational gestures, these artists invite viewers to participate in a dialogue that transcends individual expression, echoing the complexities of human experience.
Featured artists: Lonnie Holley, mosie romney, Abbas Zahedi
Artwork Audio
Further information about the exhibition can be seen on Anonymous Gallery’s website source
Abbas Zahedi // عباس زاهدی // abbzah.com 