"Structure" at Greymatter

I finally got into the Greymatter show "Structure" by Jessica O'Hearn later on Saturday and was really impressed. Not only was the work very engaging and visually striking, but the ladies running the place were pretty awesome as well.

At first glance, the work seems simple and bold. Colored shapes sit on white paper in white frames...suspended in space and perpetually leaning and shifting under their own weight and composition. But as you get closer, the complexity grows. The shapes unhinge, revealing hundreds of placed strips of paper, some barely touching, some overlapping, some seemingly grasping the colored shapes for dear life.

They sway, shift weight, and sit precariously on edge, as if you are waiting for the collapse that never comes. The gallery becomes a question...is it a structure at all? What is structure? Can it be called a structure as it seemingly defies gravity, threatening collapse at the gentlest breath? Are we even sure what we are looking at? Are we seeing something solid and strong or something as it blows from it's base, just moments before it topples to the ground? Are we seeing structure or destruction?

Take a look at the gallery and hours for the show below.
http://www.greymattergallery.com/