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| Subject of Experience __ 2001 Steel, gold leaf foil, mirror and cast glass. 7 x 30 x 30 feet |
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The act of perception is a corporeal experience, unique to the individual. What we know and how we interpret is based on what we have perceived through our senses throughout the experiences of our lives. Yet, there is a sensual limit to what we can experience. We can only experience what our senses are capable of collecting. Because of this we are limited by our experiences. This might explain why we value art. It is a way of seeing something beyond our own experiences. If all that we can know is filtered through our senses thus limiting our view of the world, then through the eyes of someone else we are able to gain an added perspective previously unattainable.
When you read a novel, the story that you create or see is painted from your life not the author's. The author provides a map that directs you to a world recently imperceptible, with details and angles normally over-looked. With visual art, the method is different. The artist is in charge of creating an image and concept, but the individual defines the outcome.
From my perspective, there are two realms within this installation. The gold leaf elements placed throughout the space serve to acknowledge an individual as an object in space and an integral component to the piece. As the individual pushes through the space the delicate gold leaf reacts to the action, translating the unseen reaction into a visually perceptual medium. The mirror chamber delineates the two spaces; it separates the individual from the work and denies their apparent physical interaction. Outside the chamber we are physically a part of the work, but within this space our connection is purely visual. From this perspective, the viewer appears to be reduced to the role of spectator, where only the sense of sight provides any information to be interpreted
When you read a novel, the story that you create or see is painted from your life not the author's. The author provides a map that directs you to a world recently imperceptible, with details and angles normally over-looked. With visual art, the method is different. The artist is in charge of creating an image and concept, but the individual defines the outcome.
From my perspective, there are two realms within this installation. The gold leaf elements placed throughout the space serve to acknowledge an individual as an object in space and an integral component to the piece. As the individual pushes through the space the delicate gold leaf reacts to the action, translating the unseen reaction into a visually perceptual medium. The mirror chamber delineates the two spaces; it separates the individual from the work and denies their apparent physical interaction. Outside the chamber we are physically a part of the work, but within this space our connection is purely visual. From this perspective, the viewer appears to be reduced to the role of spectator, where only the sense of sight provides any information to be interpreted
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington Delaware