WORK OF THE FOREST
The Work of the Forest, 1992
Installation. 3 channel video-sound projection panorama with Art Nouveau screens, Dimensions variable.
First exhibited, Foundation pour l’architecture,
Brussels, 1992
Related publications:
Judith Barry, Michael Newman, Download Link
Eyestrain, Judith Barry, Download Link
Space that Art Makes, Judith Barry, Download Link
The 19thc notion of ‘interiority’, described by Marcel Proust, is contrasted with the architectural style most associated with it, Art Nouveau. I used Proust’s ‘whirling room’ to stage conflicting histories of African art, the Belgian Congo and Art Nouveau. Three transparent screens as a continuous panorama allow for multiple points of view and access; underscoring the different relationships that the viewer can have with this material. See The Work of the Forest in Art & Text, #42, 1992, Australia.
Installation view showing the panorama at the Berardo Museum, in Lisbon, Portugal
Installation view showing the panorama at the Berardo Museum, in Lisbon, Portugal
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Installation view showing the panorama at the Berardo Museum, in Lisbon, Portugal