Of Place and Space

Place and Space

Where you display your art can change the reading by the viewers.  Context can provide an emotional closure in viewing an image, or even an emotional punctum.  In considering my work with the imagination I can imagine display could really enhance the viewing experience of my art.

Some examples of interesting exhibitions of art:

I love public art like silo art:

Fig. 1 & 2: Matt Adnate 2017

I love that it attracts unexpectedly and distracts from daily life for a moment.  When you pass art exhibited in this way suddenly your realm shifts and you are in a new place, your atmosphere has changed, even for a moment.

I also love sneaky art: 

Fig. 3: Sneaker Art by SocialPrintShop

Art tucked into little spaces, just as unexpected and distracting on a smaller scale, literally!

Since my art is imagination based- I would love to see some sort of public display that intensifies the imagination of its viewers.  Maybe something like this:

Imagination is a journey right!

In contrast it would be interesting to combine the beauty of imagination with something more everyday, and definitely less glamourous- maybe something like this : 

As the garbage bin is used daily the image surely would show some wear and tear - that in itself could become a new piece and point of discussion.  

Figures 1 &2: ADNATE, Matt 2017. "Silo Art: South Australia Silos Get a Face Lift." Weekly Times. [online] Available at: chttps://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/cropping/silo-art-south-australian-silos-get-a-facelift/news-story/1bdc840e73097c9ebf3371881a523efe [accessed July 2019]