By Audrey Robidoux
Upon viewing this collection of work, one is struck by the overall strangeness of the pieces relations to installation. Pieces include a '3-D model' of a head, as pictured; actually two 2d images together, installed on a cheaply made chewed wood(?) and blatantly screwed into the wall, mounted at eye level. There are separate rooms of the installation, two traditional white cube environments with concrete floors, well lit, then another room, seemingly in a basement with unfinished walls and a singular, dramatic light source over a table of art pieces, specifically models made from what looks like natural fibers and material. The press release is short and concise, with the ending line: "We need to forget what which governmental self-discipline drills us to believe to be the authentic expression of self.' Most of the art pieces were different representations of identity and all still, strangely created with a range of poor quality materials, installed improperally according to museum standard (i.e. painting hang height), with seemingly little craft involved, reminiscent of an odd craft fair. All of these elements, from the art works, to the title, to the press release is a critique of what is considered art, by questioning through what conditions art become art. As art is created and considered it enters the realm of the institution of art, even if it is seemingly poorly created and hung.
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