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Gain of Function: New Mutations\/Old Traditions\/Collective Effervescence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Emily Denlinger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gain of Function: New Mutations\/Old Traditions\/Collective Effervescence<\/em> is a project led by Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA-based artist Emily Denlinger that speaks to the role of art, ritual, and resilience. Building on her own work, Denlinger engaged with thirty-nine artists at the 2025 edition of Kolaj Fest New Orleans to make locative collage photographs in an artist-created landscape inspired by global masking traditions. The resulting artworks are presented in this zine published by Kolaj Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The project functions as 21st century folklore with each character potentially representing a magical creature or masked performer in some yet-to-be-imagined ritual,” wrote Kolaj Institute Director Ric Kasini Kadour. “Like the odd, creature-like figures of early 20th century Surrealists, they, too, are a response to deeply troubled times and offer us the opportunity to find a collective effervescence to see us through them.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New Mutations: Adaptive Capability<\/em> by Emily Denlinger
locative collage; archival gicl\u00e9e print; 2025. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT THE BOOK<\/strong>
Gain of Function: New Mutations\/Old Traditions\/Collective Effervescence<\/em>
by Emily Denlinger
7″x5″; 40 pages; saddle-stitched booklet
ISBN 978-1-927587-76-8
$12.00
Published by Kolaj Institute & Kasini House. 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purchase the book from Kasini House<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Kolaj Institute
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