Mnemonics of Shape and Reason by Sky Hopinka (2021)

Sky Hopinka American, b.1984 Mnemonics of Shape and Reason (2021) HD video, stereo, color Des Moines Art Center Sky Hopinka interweaves landscapes filmed during his travels with layers of audio, poetry, and music. In this enigmatic piece, the artist refuses the ordering structure of a linear narrative, instead structuring the work around the idea of a mnemonic, a device meant to trigger memory. He…