Press
“In short, even the smallest aspect of the installation is both transcendental and transformative, inviting viewers into a compelling and blissfully – appropriately – radiant place.”
“Within the cave all month, the gallery presents programs of yoga, dance, music and other moments of community that present the potential of mass transmogrification through the power of art”
– David Cotner
“There’s a new immersive art experience in town, but artist Laurie Shapiro’s gallery installation Alchemy Tunnel has more in common with an ayahuasca tent than amped-up pop-culture spectacle. A wrapping helix of interconnected prismatic panels, dense with layers of screen-printing, drawn and painted images, and stitching, is activated with a LIFX lighting motherboard. As an environment, it resembles a fantastic dream, luminous and alive; as a place, it hosts ticketed events including comedy, theater, sound baths, vegan dinner and music. The art installation is open for free on Saturdays, and while daydreams are encouraged, no shoes are allowed.”