Coincidence of Sound, by Kerry Phillips
Join us Friday, June 6, from 6-9pm for the opening reception of ℂ𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕, a premiere solo exhibition by Kerry Phillips at LnS, hosted in the company of the artist.
2610 SW 28th Lane
Miami FL 33133
Phillips (@tontalovesme) approaches her practice in two distinct ways: either with a clear initial concept that guides the development of the work, or through a process of pure intuition—allowing materials and instinct to dictate direction without a predetermined outcome. This exhibition is rooted in exploring the intuitive power of play and surprise, where the result is as unexpected and delightful to the artist as it is to the viewer.
Grounding the presentation is a magnanimous site-specific installation encapsulating the power of shared narratives, the inherent storytelling capacity of objects, transformation, and the challenge of assumption. For Phillips, making is often a compulsive act—even in the absence of a clear direction. In its entirety, the show is centered on this meditative, labor-intensive processes; it may be an attempt to process grief, make sense of a chaotic world, or restore value to objects deemed broken or obsolete. ℂ𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 searches within these themes, reaching for a forgotten world resting just at the edge of memory.
📸 Installation shot of site-specific installation, featured as part of ℂ𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 by Kerry Phillips.
Kerry Phillips
Kerry Phillips (b. 1974 Denton, TX) is an installation artist whose artwork borders on performance and social practice. Phillips’ work with found objects is intuitive, often site-specific, and steeped in remembrance and storytelling. She uses common objects in unexpected ways, working collaboratively with viewer-participants to reveal an exchange of value, the importance and limitations of memory, and the vitality of play.
Phillips earned a BFA from Florida International University (2000), an MFA from University of Arizona (2003), and has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including at the Orlando Museum of Art, Locust Projects, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, Boca Raton Museum of Art, the Deering Estate’s Spring Contemporary, and Bridge Red Projects. In August 2023, Phillip’s will inaugurate her first solo exhibition with The Bass Museum in Miami Beach titled Between the miraculous & the mundane. She forms part of the permanent collections of the Orlando Museum of Art, and The Girls’ Club.
