GRANT MOONEY
AND
ELIAS SCHEER
CONFRONT ELECTROMAGNETISM
Free, RSVP required
AND
ELIAS SCHEER
CONFRONT ELECTROMAGNETISM
Free, RSVP required
Thursday,
June 25, 2026
6:30pm
Doors
7pm
Event begins
Limited capacity
June 25, 2026
6:30pm
Doors
7pm
Event begins
Limited capacity
At the core of Grant Mooney’s interest in sculpture is electromagnetism. What happens when matter is acted upon by electromagnetic forces? How do materials slowly change under the invisible pressures of electroplating or vibration? How can bits of matter attract, bind and potentially “become” each other?
Scientists (and spiritualists) have been looking at electromagnetic energy for a long time. In the late 19th century, they believed it might finally explain everything that seemed to exceed the visible world. In the context of today’s omnipresent digital infrastructure, electromagnetic forces have begun to feel a bit less mystical.
Scientists (and spiritualists) have been looking at electromagnetic energy for a long time. In the late 19th century, they believed it might finally explain everything that seemed to exceed the visible world. In the context of today’s omnipresent digital infrastructure, electromagnetic forces have begun to feel a bit less mystical.
And yet, somehow, the same phenomena that give off radiation from a distant star also give us the ability to think, perceive, and feel. Elias Scheer is a neuroscientist who studies how electromagnetic stimulation of neural tissue produces changes in mood, perception, and inner experience—and why, even now, we have no complete account of how physical forces become feelings.
For this event, they ask each other what electromagnetic energy actually does—to metals, to neurons, to the line between the measurable and the experienced. Elias undergoes a live Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation demonstration, providing a real-time verbal account of his internal state as magnetic pulses are directed at different regions of his brain.
For this event, they ask each other what electromagnetic energy actually does—to metals, to neurons, to the line between the measurable and the experienced. Elias undergoes a live Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation demonstration, providing a real-time verbal account of his internal state as magnetic pulses are directed at different regions of his brain.
Grant Mooney (b.1990) lives and works in New York. Recent solo exhibitions include Museum Abteiberg, Germany (2026); Chisenhale Gallery, London (2025); Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, (2024); Progetto, Italy (2023); and Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York (2022).
Elias Scheer Ph.D. (b. 1990) lives and works in New York. He completed his PhD in Neuroscience at the Rockefeller University, where he studied the genes and neural circuits underlying behavioral states and decision-making in foraging nematodes. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Weill Cornell Medicine, where he studies the role of brain-body signaling in depression and mechanisms of antidepressant recovery using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
Due to the age and character of the building, the space is not optimized for ADA accessibility and is located up a single flight of 20 stairs with handrails. If you have questions about access, please contact us in advance of the event, and we will make every effort to accommodate you.
