"Her exhibition, the result of a summer residency at ILY2, represents another investment in her research into the realms of energy harvesting, toxicology, and biomaterials. This research took Fishman to the Bonneville Lock and Dam and hatcheries of the Yakama Nation in order to investigate the de-population of lamprey and sturgeon as well as restoration and education efforts made by humans on their behalf."
"Fishman embraced a documentary, scientific, and sensory approaches to the creation of visual media, markedly without many words offered up as frames of reference in all these works. The only words I recall encountering appear on a large fish cannon made by, as per its label, "WHOOSHH INOVATIONS." This object presented a striking focal point within ILY2's gallery, centered in a pool of aquamarine carpet."
"The fish canon itself offers an audience participation element. With help from a gallery attendant, visitors can project a pink silicone lamprey through a long suspended tube. Fishman engineered the tube to penetrate multiple gallery walls, sending the lamprey through various barriers, a gesture to the fish cannon's primary function in ecological fields of work and study."
Research for the exhibition involved visits to the Bonneville Lock and Dam and hatcheries of the Yakama Nation to investigate lamprey and sturgeon depopulation and human-led restoration and education efforts. The installation uses materials such as ceramic, aluminum, fish skin, river and lake water, and draws on energy harvesting, toxicology, and biomaterials research. Visual media adopt documentary, scientific, and sensory approaches while minimizing textual explanation. The gallery floor is carpeted aquamarine like a river with pools and eddies. A labeled fish cannon and an engineered tube enable audience participation by projecting a pink silicone lamprey through barriers between gallery spaces.
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