SuttonBeresCuller

Westlake Studios

May 2002, Westlake Studios, Seattle, WA

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: Six columns were constructed inside the space. Each individual column, while uniform from the entry view, contained a unique piece. The columns included: a tower that extended 3’ above the ceiling that the viewer could climb; a fish bowl mounted in the wall; a room containing a grow light and its own ventilation in which sod grew on the walls; a functioning bathroom; a rear-screen video projection; and an interactive optical illusion.

: Walls were erected to form a 10” corridor. The inside was finished while the outside was left raw with exposed studs. Track lighting was mounted, illuminating the interior of the corridor. Eight photographs were hung on the interior. The viewer could see the framed pieces but not the imagery.

: The artists were locked inside the gallery with thousands of keys spread on the floor outside of the space. Artists communicated with the public via spy camera/microphone while viewers attempted to gain access to the space.

: Homage to Beuys.

: The entire installation space was painted bright red. Three performers, painted red, interacted with viewers, while activating the space performing various tasks. Tasks included: writing in a red book with a red pen, knitting with red yarn while speaking Japanese, and bouncing red balls. The artists, clad entirely in white, contained themselves in a plexiglass box for the duration of the performance.

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