Artist Dylan Neuwirth will give an intimate performance in his current BAM exhibition, OMNIA. The performance, titled METANOIA, is an autobiographical, immersive experience that explores his family history and struggles with addiction. The experience was developed with a team of collaborators and blends art in the exhibition with a virtual reality projection.
Bellevue Arts Museum
Members: Free | Nonmembers: $5
Collaborators
Dylan Neuwirth, Artist
Grant Kirkpatrick, VR Artist
Fritz Rodriguez, Audio Artist
Robert Yoder, Representation
Artist Statement
METANOIA is an autobiographical body of work created from 2016-2018 with my mother, sister, and a team of dedicated collaborators. This collection of media began as a 27,000+ word artist statement in 2016 that mined my family's past, our shared addictions, and what it means to make art in a world gone insane. Through many diversions, it eventually morphed into a sculptural installation, performance piece, and virtual reality memoir.
Staged in a self-help meeting, the first presentation of my story took place on the day I turn 41 and seven years sober. These are the events that led me to be me, this current version of myself. These are the experiences that propelled me out of the black hole of alcoholism into cycles of searching, belief, and transcendence while knowing these vital concepts are impossible to define.