Sweet Pass Sculpture Park

Consolidation (after Cleopatras Needle, Tatlin’s Tower) , Gabriel Cohen (2020-2021)
Part of Nearly Natural, fall 2021 Curated by Nathaniel Hitchcock
Audio produced in collaboration with Ben Babbit, photo by Shelby Tauber

Sweet Pass is proud to present Niva Parajuli’s Chin Chin & Muck Muck (2021), the artist's first full scale sculpture and public project. Chin Chin & Muck Muck (whose title is taken from a song) offers a playful and colorful intervention in the “parklet” of the newly constructed 707 Townhomes in West Dallas. Made from pigmented gypsum, fiberglass, and wood; these various organic forms (amoebas, arcs, stumps) are harmoniously arranged in a common space inviting both the solitary and social. Considering the multiple sitelines of the surrounding architecture and the shifting of light throughout the day, Parajuli pulls from a lexicon of forms in his painting practice to provide a dynamic installation for residents and the surrounding community.