Make Me a Rainbow

October 1, 2017 – January 2018

Preview: Saturday, September 30 // 6 PM

Make Me a Rainbow is part of the 2017 Terrain Biennale, a multi-site exhibition occurring in outdoor locations worldwide. Outdoors on the roof of 6018North, Chicago artist Joey Asal, using water and perfume, will create an olfactory rainbow that occurs during twilight, the golden hour. The scents in the atomizer mist sprinkler system reflect the diverse backgrounds of the neighborhood residents.

Inside on the top floor of 6018North, Rodrigo Lara Zendejas will create an installation based on “Los Voladores de Papantla,” an ancient Mesoamerican ritual during which participants dance on top of a 98 foot pole. Zendejas’ work will spin, creating a rainbow of colors as a parallel to Asal’s outdoor work.

The exhibition will also include previously installed outdoor projects, including the 6018North planters and roof garden by Sarah Mallin and an alleyway garage mural by Moises Salazar.

Joey Asal is a graduate student of design at the School of the Art institute of Chicago. In addition to a rich portfolio of dynamic large scale site-specific installations, Joey is a trailblazer exploring the sensory experience in all its capacities, most notably as it relates to the sense of smell.

Rodrigo Lara Zendejas was born in Mexico 1981. After he graduated from University, he has been teaching courses and workshops in Mexico and the U.S.A. Rodrigo Lara received his BFA from Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico, and his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Lara's work has been shown extensively in Mexico, the US, Canada, Europe and China. Currently he lives and works in Chicago, IL.

Sarah Mallin is a chef, gardener, and yogini extraordinaire. As a graduate of Moksha Yoga Center’s first teacher training program in 1989, Sarah incorporates yoga and mindfulness with edible gardening, nutrition, cooking, and healing through her biodynamic business Pyrite Sun. She also teaches classes in home cooking and gardening for the Peterson Garden Project in Chicago.

Moises Salazar is an artist working in painting, drawing, and sculpture, video installation. Currently a student at the Art Institute of Chicago, he aims to present new possibilities for exploited people, undocumented immigrants, and people of color through his work.