DIS-position inSITE'92 abandoned Mission Brewery in San Diego, CA
DIS-position
COLLECT arrange and order
CONFIRM the room itself; the old steel I-beam, the concrete floor, the breeze, the dust
DISCOVER not unlike the feeling of finding unexpected treasures in a dusty attic
COLLECT arrange and order
CONFIRM the room itself; the old steel I-beam, the concrete floor, the breeze, the dust
DISCOVER not unlike the feeling of finding unexpected treasures in a dusty attic
DESCRIPTION
inSITE San Diego was an initiative established in 1992, designed to promote installation artists doing work in the San Diego/Tijuana area of Southern California. It features both local and international artists in its scope.
As part of its inaugural exhibition in 1992, DIS-position was a direct response to the powerful presence of a room in the abandoned (at the time) historic Mission Brewery building in San Diego, California: floors of concrete, walls of used brick, and a steel I-beam that spanned the room. The windows remained open allowing a breeze to circulate, and pigeons sometimes sat on the ledge. For me, these qualities contributed to the ambiance of an old dusty attic where one might find magical and mysterious things.
Found objects - some identifiable, others not - were placed on glass shelves inserted into the I-beam and were not discovered unless the viewer engaged the room by walking up to it. A light box was built atop the I-beam to give presence to the objects in it. The glass shelf was left open on one end to allow feathers placed there to spill out from time to time to acknowledge the breeze.
The physical elements of this installation made the room an integral part of the experience by bringing attention to all of its characteristics.
review: CRITIC'S CHOICE
inSITE San Diego was an initiative established in 1992, designed to promote installation artists doing work in the San Diego/Tijuana area of Southern California. It features both local and international artists in its scope.
As part of its inaugural exhibition in 1992, DIS-position was a direct response to the powerful presence of a room in the abandoned (at the time) historic Mission Brewery building in San Diego, California: floors of concrete, walls of used brick, and a steel I-beam that spanned the room. The windows remained open allowing a breeze to circulate, and pigeons sometimes sat on the ledge. For me, these qualities contributed to the ambiance of an old dusty attic where one might find magical and mysterious things.
Found objects - some identifiable, others not - were placed on glass shelves inserted into the I-beam and were not discovered unless the viewer engaged the room by walking up to it. A light box was built atop the I-beam to give presence to the objects in it. The glass shelf was left open on one end to allow feathers placed there to spill out from time to time to acknowledge the breeze.
The physical elements of this installation made the room an integral part of the experience by bringing attention to all of its characteristics.
review: CRITIC'S CHOICE