Artist statement: I sought to activate this space as a sitting area. The knots and wrapping add warmth and a sense of human touch to an area that is otherwise uninviting, isolated and unsheltered.
I really enjoyed this piece a lot more after Kristina explained it during our visit. You speak of this space being uninviting and isolated, but I wasn't aware of it's history or the purpose of these odd seats until she explained it. I think the benches acting as barriers plays an important role in the context of your piece because you are seeking to unify the barriers into a more inviting and welcoming space. I enjoy the pattern work on the tops of the seats--this almost starts looking a little bit Navajo inspired for me. Did you consider unifying all of the benches in the area? This could play more with the history of the benches and as well as the idea of keeping people in/out or making it a space that machines cannot enter... Just some ideas to roll around. Your title, specifically the word "weaver", ties well into your statement of desire to add a human touch to the space--I think you were especially successful in this area.
I'm really torn on whether or not I should have had more of the benches done. If the whole circle had been done, It would've definitely had a very tribal, campfire feel to it and it might have been even more welcoming. But there would have also been more barriers so it could've also had the opposite effect and seemed like it was shutting something out or limiting access to whatever it was enclosing. With just the few benches done, the area seems more isolated, like its floating randomly out in the middle of this unsheltered area and potentially intruding into the path of pedestrians. Time was also an issue here, so even though either choice could have potentially produced an equally strong statement I chose the latter.
I really enjoyed this piece a lot more after Kristina explained it during our visit. You speak of this space being uninviting and isolated, but I wasn't aware of it's history or the purpose of these odd seats until she explained it. I think the benches acting as barriers plays an important role in the context of your piece because you are seeking to unify the barriers into a more inviting and welcoming space. I enjoy the pattern work on the tops of the seats--this almost starts looking a little bit Navajo inspired for me. Did you consider unifying all of the benches in the area? This could play more with the history of the benches and as well as the idea of keeping people in/out or making it a space that machines cannot enter... Just some ideas to roll around. Your title, specifically the word "weaver", ties well into your statement of desire to add a human touch to the space--I think you were especially successful in this area.
ReplyDeleteI'm really torn on whether or not I should have had more of the benches done. If the whole circle had been done, It would've definitely had a very tribal, campfire feel to it and it might have been even more welcoming. But there would have also been more barriers so it could've also had the opposite effect and seemed like it was shutting something out or limiting access to whatever it was enclosing. With just the few benches done, the area seems more isolated, like its floating randomly out in the middle of this unsheltered area and potentially intruding into the path of pedestrians. Time was also an issue here, so even though either choice could have potentially produced an equally strong statement I chose the latter.
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