robert(a) marshall, Bardo Road 
April 18 - May 23, 2021 
 

• Carlos Castaneda, American Trickster*  
  robert(a) marshall and Matthew Sharpe in dialogue 
  Sun May 2, 7:30pm EST on participantafterdark.art 
   
  A catalogue of the exhibition is available here.  
   
  The Bardo is, in the Buddhist tradition, a transitional state between incarnations. In robert(a) marshall’s work, the Bardo is a multifaceted metaphor, suggesting the period after their mother’s death, the shadowy interregnum of the Trump regime, and the isolated, suspended time of Covid. In a body of work completed before the pandemic, originally scheduled to be shown at Participant in June 2020, they took iPhone pictures, through car windows, during travels throughout the U.S. and Mexico. These were then printed on reflective surfaces — vinyl, Mylar, Dibond. This elusive work explores the uncertain and contingent nature of perception by embodying the performative aspect of seeing.