Enso nest
The Self Isolation Residency
Dunoon Burgh Hall Gallery,
Dunoon, Scotland, 2021:
The Self Isolation Residency
Dunoon Burgh Hall Gallery,
Dunoon, Scotland, 2021:
Although I wanted to use the gallery's hanging system to create this piece, and I wanted it to say something about the galleries personality and the nature of gallery walls in general; I didn't want the installation to be 'on' the walls per se. For this reason I wanted this piece to have both two and three dimensional aspects; to be both in the space but also to be of the space. To have aspects that would draw some observers attention to the space in one way and to have features which may engage differently with others.
I realised that by drawing the hanging lines out horizontally from the rails towards the centre of the gallery that I could weave them into a self supporting, three dimensional enso or nest like structure, which would hover above head height but below the galleries lighting rig. This meant that via the strategical positioning of the lighting the structure would be illuminated from above whilst allowing me create overlapping layers of virtual wall drawings onto the paper-white gallery walls.
I realised that by drawing the hanging lines out horizontally from the rails towards the centre of the gallery that I could weave them into a self supporting, three dimensional enso or nest like structure, which would hover above head height but below the galleries lighting rig. This meant that via the strategical positioning of the lighting the structure would be illuminated from above whilst allowing me create overlapping layers of virtual wall drawings onto the paper-white gallery walls.
As with most of my situation-specific works once again the experience is key. If you weren't in the specific situation to experience this piece these images and notes are only intended give you a hint of the work.