Struck (again) by the lighting in the Elizabeth Keithline's Lost House project - in some ways the lighting fundamentally changes the nature of the work, and I'm amazed that the lighting was not an integral part of the art. (although I see Ms. Keithline co-curated the show so maybe she was more involved than my brief chat with Wil last month indicated). Looking at it again tonight, I decided it would be interesting to have a more integrated lighting installation, with maybe 3 or 4 lighting looks illuminating the wire pieces and casting shadows in different ways (on the floor, on the walls, and even lit from below) - and have the lighting change every 5 minutes. So each time one wandered in there, the piece would be different.
In fact, in the picture above (from the Hartford Courant) the lighting is totally different from the present installation.
We (OK, I don't know your name, but you are there all the time and we know each other by sight) also got into a discussion about Rubert Nesbitt's Instances in the Field installation. (six pieces shown here, four installed at RAW at the moment)
The video pieces were computer generated, and run on (I presume) DVD loops. All good. But the the vibe of the pieces screamed for interactivity. I wanted little sensors (preferably unobtrusive or invisible) that would permit the piece to sense a viewer, and change the piece in response to this feedback. The pieces are so lifelike that it feels like one is looking out of a window, and I really did want the perspective of the piece, the camera angle so to speak, to shift as I moved side to side, or stoop up on tiptoes. I wanted to see more.
Good art, good show, I really have enjoyed it and have gone back to most of the pieces each time I've been to RAW this past month.
In a more social vein:
* Hi to Abby (and friend whose name has already slipped) nice to see ya!
* Private to CM: Accessories!
* Private to KP: Did the internet stalker, er, I mean guy in the green sweater who was looking for you, find you? (assuming you were there) He seemed to have you pegged for a 40-something minivan driving mom, and who was I to dissuade him.
* To the guy with the weird perspective googles. You remind me of Zippy's brother, Finch. Which is to say, whacked in a wonderful way. Keep it up!
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I'm assuming that's a different KP and not me..?! Eeek!
Though a guy approached me who *swore* he knew me, and I think that was a total line because I'm pretty good with faces, just not names.
I didn't see you, but the place was packed! I almost didn't find a few friends who'd come out for it. They said they were there for like 45 minutes before they located me.
No dear, he was looking for you. He had on a bright green sweater, and was apparently a reader from the Undercurrent (paper or blog, I dunno)
He seemed to have you pegged as some earthy crunchy 40 something soccer mom. He seemed to have different political views. I dunno.
No idea why he even asked if we knew you, perhaps we looked like the sort of people who might read that leftist tripe :) Well, he got that one right!
OMG. I don't know if I talked to him or not. If he wore a brightly colored hat, then he found me, but I don't remember a bright green sweater. Well, there was a guy with a green shirt/jacket that looked like an exercise-type get-up. Okay, very bizarre.
At least I didn't get any "I hate your politics and want to hurt you" vibes from anyone who talked to me.
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