I forgot to get good photos of the installation, but there is one taken by a colleague here on my facebook page.
My installation on St.Viateur street for Journée des bons voisins began with five rolls of receipt paper threaded through my writing desk and five or six chunks of graphite for people to do rubbings of their objects with. In the beginning I sat within the vicinity to invite passers by to participate and explain the process, but near the end I watched from a distance and was surprised that people had no trouble figuring it out for themselves. Not that it's rocket science, but through past installations I've learned that some people don't easily distinguish between a rubbing and a line drawing. Interestingly kids seem to figure out the process fastest. It got longer... and longer, until the wind got to be so much that I had to wrap the paper around the table legs. I'm really enjoying having all this evidence of other people's objects.
I haven't had time to take pictures of the show yet, but here's some pics that some friends took at the opening. I also have a process video still to come.
I did an installation back in April based on a dream where I was telling my husband Danny that I wasn't sure if we could bring my faith to Montreal since it would be too heavy and cost too much in shipping. He told me I should put it on a mountain top.
My professor Mary Lou knows that Danny is a musician, and when I told her about the dream and installation she mentioned that the idea would be great for a song. I told Danny without any expectations and a week later I heard this (above) song coming from the living room. |
About me:
I'm a west coast Canadian gal who after completing a BFA in Fibres at Concordia University in Montreal moved to the New York metropolitan area where I am pursuing my art practice while learning the ropes of motherhood.
June 2021
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