February 27, 2005
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from the scad press release:
02/23/05SCAD Presents Exhibition of Collaborative Installation Work Work to be Revealed in Full at Opening
The Savannah College of Art and Design presents "Elastic Boundaries," an exhibition of installation work, March 4-April 5, at the Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St. The exhibition will be featured on the college's monthly gallery hop, Friday, March 4, 5-7 p.m. Both the exhibition and gallery hop are free and open to the public.
"Elastic Boundaries" is a group exhibition of interactive installation work that examines the nature of the relationships between mind and matter, substance and attribute, and fact and value. Each artist will create his or her own piece, but all work will explore the artists' perspectives on the dynamics of using space, as well as how personal boundaries lead to the viewer's perceptions.
Artists in the exhibition include Las Vegas-based artist Stephen Hendee, SCAD students David Howe and Soraya Shah; alumni Jason Hackenwerth, Clifford Hedin, Fred Jesser, Lillian Pease and Sarah Walko; and faculty Jonathan Field and Liz Darlington.
The gallery will be completely shaded at the start of the installation, which is being created specifically for this site. Gradually, small sections of the windows to the gallery will be opened for limited viewing, culminating in a final grand reveal on March 4 at 5 p.m.
Jesser, who received a Master of Fine Arts in painting in 2002, is creating a swing surrounded by a large map on the walls that probes one's central position versus a general worldview. His installation "is meant to be an enjoyable distraction from the outside world where the viewers can find themselves within a space that challenges the distraction between outside and inside and the connotations associated with each idea."
Fibers undergraduate students Soraya Shah and David Howe will collaboratively craft "strain," which uses two layers of crochet to alter perceptions of space as they strain light to create shadows that dissect the floor. As people move across the shadows, and as the light changes in the gallery as a result of the sun's movement outside, they will alter, allowing unrestricted movement that questions dark and light.
Alumnus Clifford Hedin (B.F.A., fibers, 2004) will create a highly interactive installation that represents his experiments with respect to how people relate to and notice movement. His work derives directly from real scenarios and seeks to transfer unexamined situations into conscious awareness.
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I'm pleased enough with the description. I could loose the word "highly" and maybe "installation" for me. Other than that, it's right out of my artist statement. Peachy.
