Ati Maier's Cosmic Explorations at Pierogi 2000 Gallery

Ati Maier's exhibition 'The Giant Dipper' ran from October 15 to November 15, 2010 at Pierogi 2000 Gallery in Brooklyn. Her paintings and drawings, created with airbrush, ink, and wood stain, visualize imagined spacescapes blending scientific theory, satellite imagery, and geological models. These works orbit around a wall installation and video animations, including 'Space Rider' (2009) and 'Event Horizon' (2010). The latter was previously installed at the Lodz Biennial in Poland. Maier's imagery has grown denser and more abstract, with pieces like 'Disappeared Time' and 'The Great Dipper' (both 2010) offering interplanetary visual experiences. Her rounded rectangular forms recall earlier plexiglass capsule frames from 2003. The exhibition's immersive quality suggests future possibilities as Maier navigates between three-dimensional and illusionistic spaces. Her work draws inspiration from M theory's eleven dimensions of reality.