December 13, 2023 – February 17, 2024
Artists Space is pleased to present Zoo or an Orchestra, the first solo exhibition by New York–based artist Char Jeré.
![A color image of a gallery space with several works exhibited throughout the room. On the left, a drawing hangs from a wooden wall. A creature-like sculpture made out of papier-mâche sits on top of packs of Comet cleaning powder. On the back wall, a colorful drawing hangs on the white wall. An old metal stove sits on the corner next to some wood. Two columns stand in the middle of the room, and are surrounded by kinetic sculptures made out of a variety of objects like wood, tree branches and construction blocks. In between the columns, two wooden window frames hang from the ceiling. Different scenes painted onto the glass. On the right, a black and white drawing with details on blue hangs on the wall.](https://artistsspace.org/media/pages/exhibitions/char-jere-zoo-or-an-orchestra/2904215899-1703268893/filipwolak-charjere-zoooranorchestra-0169-8552-1280x.jpg)
Jeré considers themselves an Afro-fractalist whose work focuses on the nonlinear temporality created within the African diaspora. Their work across sound, sculpture, filmmaking, and installation centers on the long history and evolving future of the relationship between race and technology. Zoo or an Orchestra, their multisensory project for Artists Space, comprises a dense, multimedia, installation-as-opera in four movements created from both found and archival materials—a reflection on the memories we share with those we’ve only briefly met, others we’ve never met, those who we’ve known for a long time, or the ones we’ve yet to meet.