Bon Bon: Kristen Hatgi Sink and Jillian FitzMaurice
March 24 – April 5, 2015 @ Present Box

For their Present Box exhibition, Kristen Hatgi Sink and Jillian FitzMaurice will fill BMoCA’s lobby and front entrance with giant white glitter-filled balloons and a specially-commissioned video installation that will transform the space into a stage set for two live performances. The new video work flickers between images of broken butterfly wings, mounds of flowers, and sweet treats, and teeters between whimsical fantasy and deleterious consumption. Watching, we move through emotions reminiscent of a sugar high: indulging in the initial rush and then succumbing to the empty stillness as we come down, like a giant balloon of glitter pierced by an arrow.

Kristen Hatgi Sink’s exploration into video installation is an extension of her photographic practice that is planned in coordination with Month of Photography 2015. While Hatgi Sink and Jillian FitzMaurice have worked together for years, Bon Bon is the first collaborative project for the two Denver-based artists.

Receptions & Performances
Friday, March 27
Performance for BOULDER ARTS WEEK: Opening Party at BMoCA
Party 5:30-7pm, performance 6:30pm

Tuesday, March 31
Free public reception & performance: 6:30-9pm, performance at 7:30pm

About BMoCA’s Present Box
Launched in the summer of 2011, Present Box is a series of temporary exhibitions featured in BMoCA’s lounge. Present Box exhibits innovative installations, performances, and events that last no longer than two weeks. These exhibitions present site-specific projects that foster interactive participation. Present Box exhibitions are always free and open to the public.