FYI tonight is the opening of the below film which documents one woman's
struggle with MCS. The opening is from 6-8pm at The Artists Space, Project
Room 2, 38 Greene Street, 3rd fl, 212.226.3970. The video is 40 minutes long
and will be run tonight on a continuous loop starting at 6, and then
starting tomorrow at 11am. The exhibit is open from 11am to 6pm Tuesdays
through Fridays, through July 29.

If anyone wants to meet to view the film together, please let me know. I do
not know if the space is MCS safe. The studio says that the video is in it's
own room on a wall. The only thing that they mentioned is they blew up a
bunch of exercise balls today to use as seating, so there is a strong
plastic smell. They also constructed something for the opening (a different
exhibition room) so they did paint. So best to wait until July to see it if
you are concerned about fumes. Also, they clean every two weeks with a
generic detergent for the floor, so if cleaning agents bother you, please
check with the studio to see when they next plan to mop the floors.

Hope you can get to see it! By the way, I had nothing to do with the
exhibit, but just wanted to pass on the info, as these screenings/films are
rare...

Julie Genser
New York City, West Village Coordinator www.mcs-global.org

www.artistsspace.org

Project Space
Heidrun Holzfeind Exposed

Artist Heidrun Holzfeind often shows the circumstances of individuals
considered to be social outsiders, like the Romanian immigrants now living
in her grandparents’ house in Austria or the homeless man who quit his job
to publish a book. In her most recent film, Exposed, Holzfeind chronicles
the life of Katherine Devoir, a 35-year old dancer who suffers from MCS, a
chronic environmental illness caused by synthetic chemicals. At times
painfully close, the film charts the restricted range of Katherine’s
acceptable spaces and social contact and attempts to raise empathy for her
suffering.