Marina Zurkow, 'World Wind', at Bitforms Gallery New York

Installation view of Marina Zurkow's print, 'Crucible for surging, bursting, and spreading', where decaying artifacts are shown sinking in a bowl against a digital heat signature background with bright orange detritus floating around

Installation view of Marina Zurkow's print, 'Crucible for rising, rolling, and looping', where a ceramic bowl containing a red rabbbit and coiled snake are surrounded by thick clouds of smoke, is set against satellite imagery of rough red terrain

Installation view of Marina Zurkow's exhibition 'World Wind' featuring a standing map installation, large wall arwork, and fine art prints done by Brooklyn Editions, 2022

Installation view of Marina Zurkow's print, 'Crucible for crumpling and folding', where a large wasp and potted plant are juxtaposed against edited satellite imagery of polar caps with toxic yellow detritus floating around

Installation view of Marina Zurkow's print, 'Crucible for condensing and drifting', where a single monstera leaf sits in a tall ceramic vase with an engraved pattern of rooftops, against dark clouds and covered with condensation texture

Installation view of Marina Zurkow's exhibition 'World Wind' featuring a standing map installation and fine art prints done by Brooklyn Editions, 2022

Installation view of Marina Zurkow's print, 'Crucible for inundating and disintegrating', where 2 large shattered lightbulbs rest in a rain flooded city of pink and blue rooftops, with a neon yellow ball of gas hovering above the city

Installation view of Marina Zurkow's print, 'Crucible for erupting and disgorging', where a black burnt seed with a red object is bursting into red flames, on a foundation made of rock and set against a martian environment with a sky of smoke

Marina Zurkow's print 'Crucible for condensing and drifting' coming out of an archival inkjet printer at the Brooklyn Editions studio

Table view of all 6 prints in Marina Zurkow's new suite for 'World Wind', laying out for inspection and curation

Close-up shot of Marina Zurkow's prints laying overlapped on a table, featuring natural deckled edges of the Tesuki Washi paper

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bitforms gallery

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Marina Zurkow's solo exhibition titled World Wind opened at bitforms gallery featuring new work, including collaborative generative pieces done with James Schmitz. This exhibition takes inspiration from Zurkow's use and exploration of the GAN software, Midjourney, in her studio practice. Creating elongated murals and imagery using information made through Midjourney's artificial intelligence algorithms, and collaging them with her own ephemera, Marina's complex and disruptive images invoke reflection on the relationship between macro and micro instances of effect.

We worked with Marina to produce a brand new print suite for this exhibition, consisting of 6 unique images from the artist. After proofing and testing, we printed the final versions on Tesuki-Washi Echizen paper, one of our favourite washi papers made through ILFORD Galerie. This paper comes in individual hand-made sheets, making each sheet truly and visibly unique. Made from mulberry and hemp, its tactile surface and specially deckled edges combined with the dense information in Marina's images were a perfect combination.

World Wind is an interdisciplinary and multimedia exhibition consisting of prints, installation work, computer software, video, and animation. It is open for view until February 18, 2023.

‍Exhibition and installation photos courtesy of bitforms gallery, photos by Molly Schachter. Artwork a courtesy from the artist, Marina Zurkow.