The Epileptic Eye

The Epilep­tic Eye, curat­ed by Malo Sutra Fish, is a ground­break­ing exhi­bi­tion show­cas­ing the work of women artists liv­ing with epilep­sy from around the world in order to raise aware­ness and cre­ate a dia­logue through the empow­er­ing plat­form of the arts.

Short films that have been select­ed in fes­ti­vals around the world, pho­tog­ra­phy, instal­la­tion, and cro­chet by artists Sal­ly Cin­na­mon (Cana­da), Cin­ta­mani Calise (UK-USA-Italy), Cristi­na Breazu (France — Roma­nia) and Malo Sutra Fish (France — USA) form this rare exhibition.

This show invites the pub­lic to enter an immer­sive, tac­tile space open­ing a dis­cus­sion regard­ing our per­son­al and shared expe­ri­ences of this neu­ro­log­i­cal con­di­tion. Our art, inex­tri­ca­bly impact­ed by our con­di­tion, became our tool to com­mu­ni­cate to oth­ers about the para­dox­es ris­ing from hav­ing epilepsy.

In this set­ting, we open our per­spec­tive on life with this com­mon con­di­tion, and the art prac­tices that form in response to it. We bring to light the tran­scen­dence that vis­its and moti­vates our sur­vival togeth­er. The crush­ing con­trast of our expe­ri­ences with epilep­sy – the way it can bring us to the edges of con­scious­ness in a beau­ti­ful, frag­ile, fright­en­ing way – this is what we display.

Flux Fac­to­ry is one of the 2023 Gov­er­nors Island Arts Orga­ni­za­tions in Residence