The ONE work that grabbed by attention was Cornelia Parker's
"Hanging Fire ( Suspected Arson)" piece of suspended sculpture.
The verticality of the piece literally "woke me up" and called me
in to take a closer look. The blackness of each speck floating in the
air against the white "sky" and walls reminded me of heavy rain.
The transparency of the piece was beautiful, allowing me to see the
whole thing at once, unlike most sculptural work. I also like how
"architectural" the piece feels, and the precision of the corners.
Her quote gives us a clue into her thought process when she says,
"If you lay the charcoal on the floor, it starts to look like a morgue...
But once you reanimate it... it becomes reactivated."
To me, the artist is saying that you CAN give "new life" to almost
any object, you just have to sit with it for a while to discover what
it wants to become. It's like clay, if don't force it to become something,
a beautiful shape will (sometimes for me) magically appear.
Overall, this piece emits a positive energy, even though it comes from
something lost forever. I see this piece as a representation of hope, and
of a spirit that's been "lifted-up" and given a new life.
Two other pieces I liked from this show were, the Andrea Frasier "spoof"
on the Tate Gallery Audio Tape, where she becomes aroused by feeling the
smooth walls of the gallery foyer. This overtly sexual drama was very effective
in getting a laugh, and also it nicely let the artists audience in on the spoof.
The Paul Chan video was another work that made me stop and take notice.
Viewing this video I focused on the small details, the thin telephone wires,
the thin "wire" outline of a human figure, the bicycle tire spinning freely,
the blue irregular shapes that seemed to hover at the top of the piece. All of
these shapes, although they were totally separate from each other, blended
in a rhythm of a symphony as they moved.
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