FOREVER MALL WITH HANNAH HEILMANN
Shoot The Lobster, 3315 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018, USA
Forever Mall presents a group of works that deal with shopping culture, waste, bling, strip mall paraphernalia and the seductive pull of a highly mediated event economy. The space has a low-fi mise-en-scène vibe, like an abandoned shop-in-shop unit, where mall driftwood, precious and personalized commodities, and future-like nostalgia blend together. Danish artist Hannah Heilmann works across performance, installation, fashion, and sculpture. In her solo exhibition “My Laura Ashley Dresses”, Heilmann excavated the brand history of the British women’s label Laura Ashley, uncovering its development alongside the legacy of colonialism, gender, and consumer habits.
Her work here consists of patchwork pieces of deconstructed franchise beach towels and a repurposed receipt machine she has painted using motifs and figures from her fashion research. Rather than tallying up your order, this instrument rings out a poem along with a rasterized version of a copper etching she made.
The exhibition is open August 21 - October 16, 2021.
Read more about the exhibition here.
