Leeza Doreian, All Day Soft Light

Exhibition Dates:

October 5th – November 4th, 2018

Opening Reception:

October 5th, 2018 6-9pm

When we walk our bodies get exposed to innumerous stimuli. Supported by our senses, we enter a field that requires us to constantly adapt to the changing environment and generate meaning that allows us to create knowledge needed to continue traversing streets, alleys, roads, and other passageways opening up in front of us. Whether in a city or rural landscape, through the act of walking, the physical, topographical and socio cultural layout of the environment we live in is understood experientially. Inspired by Francesco Careri’s publication Walkscapes this exhibit asks what information can we unearth about the California landscape through the act of  walking? California Walkscapes showcase artists from all genres who respond to walking from a number of different perspectives – for example, considering walking in the context of the body, urbanity, place and migration. Be ready for a mixed-media exhibition encompassing the genres of visual, performance, video, installation, and sound art. Stay connected for upcoming walkshops that will be integrated into the programming throughout the duration of the exhibition.

Participating Artists

Liat Berdugo

Mary Campbell

Gina Chiao

Rebekah Dean

Leeza Doreian

Laura Elayne Miller

Olga Evanusa-Rowland

Gabriel Gilder

Emily Gui

Susanne Huth

Carey Lin

Erica Molesworth

Kelley O’Leary

Stephanie Smith

Daniel Southard

Chris Thorson

Kevin Welch

Michal Wisniowski

Minoosh Zomorrodinia

Curated by Astrid Kaemmerling, Ph.D

Astrid Kaemmerling, Ph.D. is a german-born artist, researcher, curator and educator based in San Francisco, CA. Her work as interdisciplinary artist spans the genres of visual, performance and media art and strives to connect place memories of the past, such as collected travel experiences, with a critical exploration of specific neighborhoods and selected urban places. Kaemmerling has been exhibited internationally in Germany, Italy, Korea and the United States. Kaemmerling’s work won several residency fellowships, such as at the Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, Italy, the Vermont Studio Center, VT, Enos Park Artist Residency, Springfield, IL and KALA Art Institute, CA. She is the founder of The Walk Discourse, a Bay Area based laboratory for walking artists and walking enthusiasts to share walking art methodologies, practices and tools. The interest in interdisciplinary collaboration has led her to the College of Fine Arts at Ohio University where she received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Arts; a degree positioned at the intersection of art & research. She specializes in the domain of walking art; her writing has been published in peer-reviewed journals and publications. Current artistic research projects include a series of works that investigate “processes of home-building” together with poet Rebecca J.R. Lachman.

Click here for information about The Walk Discourse.

For more information about the exhibition and Incline Gallery, please contact

Shirin Makaremi at inclinegallerysf@gmail.com.