Rhizomatic
Oct 2010
Illumination Project 1 begins the investigation into a series of objects that perform as gallery furniture.
These ‘Open Objects‘ interrupt the spectator inside the exhibiting space and introduce a new framework inside the gallery walls. This new spatial frame of the gallery immediately establishes complex exchanges between the spectator, the artwork, and the open objects themselves.
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Pavilion was invited to curate a 'show within a show' for the exhibition 'Rhizomatic'. Pavilion proposed Illumination Project 1, a multi-hinged light with 23 fluorescent lights. Pavilion invited 6 artists to show alongside the work in an industrial warehouse in Southall.
Illumination Project 1 positions itself between definition. It both lights and partitions the work around it.
The object acts as a sculptural display device, both in conflict and coalition with the works around it.
Invited Artists:
Stefania Batoeva
Alex Chalmers
Mary Hurrell
Stephen Lewis
Matt Mcquillan
Nicholas Mortimer
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