grid + flow

Jackson Art Center

3050 R St, NW

Washington, DC 20007

July 26, 2025

In this site-specific response to the Jackson Art Center, as a one day pop-up experience, Elizabeth Casqueiro weaves film, sound, and painting into a layered reflection on a polarized America.

The exhibition consists of a short film “Crossrepeat”; a soundscape collaboration “Citimusak”; and six double-faced panels inspired by Washington’s iconic buildings.

The exhibition catalogue can be viewed at:

https://www.flipsnack.com/F9CBFFD6AED/gridflow-catalogue-6x10-pdf-hiytsq095e/full-view.html

FILM

click below to see 5-minute film

Crossrepeat

Crossrepeat is a five-minute silent film which touches on the theme of duality in going from dark to light, from repetition to randomness, and from slowness to speed - metaphors of thresholds, transcendence, and spiritual ascent that deserve deeper exploration.

In the film, a woman emerges from the darkness of the underground onto street level. She pauses to adjust to the sensory overload before crossing the street. The sequence is repeated at different times and in the last sequence, the camera follows the woman as she disappears into the city streets.

Videography collaborator: George Gordon.

SOUNDSCAPE

click below to hear 1:15 minute compilation

Citimusak influses the exhibition space with sounds of the city, reinforcing the idea that the city’s grid and flow are a metaphor for life and an inspiration for the exhibition. The sounds are experienced as a collectively created symphony.

Over a period of several months, four sound artists recorded their aural impressions of Washington DC, using their cellular phones.   The audio clips were lightly edited into four separate ten-minute sequences.

Soundscape collaborators:

Frank Day, Kristin Durfee, Sandra Pires, and Joan Rogliano.

VIDEO OF THE EXHIBITION

EXHIBITION IMAGES

PANELS

Six two-sided panels inspired by Washington’s iconic buildings. Side A represents societal signifiers of the building; Side B represents a personal response to the building. Technical details under “Selected Paintings” in this website.

Below are: Pentagon Side A; Pentagon Side B; Library of Congress Side A; Library of Congress Side B; Dulles Airport Side A; Dulles Airport Side B; Supreme Court Side A; Supreme Court Side B; National Shrine Side A; National Shrine Side B; African-American Museum Side A; African-American Museum Side B.