Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 7 pm to 10 pm
de la Cruz Collection

In February of 2011, artist-in-residence Xavier Cha created an open casting call for actors. After receiving more than 50 head shots within one week, she narrowed down the selection to 20 actors to audition for 3 parts.

The three parts of the audition are based on familiar cinematic conventions with no dialogue. Although the subtle gestures listed on the casting call are open to personal interpretation, they are mostly mimetic of something one has already seen on screen.

The first part of the auditions were open to a public audience on the second floor of the de la Cruz Collection in February 12, 2011. With the actors Cha has selected from these auditions, she, with the assistance of a crew and professional film apparatus will attempt through multiple takes to capture a “close” representation of these familiar shots during the Design District’s Second Saturday Gallery Walk at the de la Cruz Collection on Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 7 pm to 10 pm.

In The Project Room:
April 9 – July 9, 2011
Kevin Arrow’s Amor Infinitus is based on a selection of two 35mm slides from a trove of travel slides that the artist received from a source who traveled around the world. These images speak to a love of travel and question what it is to be someplace else, memories, evidence, eternal love, and impermanence.