The inner life of "dumb things": part 2
A bumper day for gallery interaction – over 70 people got involved, musing on the exhibits, or drawing on the terrace, creating a lovely sense of participation rather than mere observation. Some great comments summed up the varying responses:
“All my weirdest dreams together under one roof”.
“”What I love is the narratives between the objects- visual, sensory and audio. The narratives that I construct without the knowledge or history of these objects – the freedom to tell stories…Every school needs one!”.
” All the objects sing together “One Love” by Bob Marley.”
Here are just a few voices of the many objects, as overheard by visitors. Cogito ergo sum:
Wurlizter sideman drum machine. “Most people think I keep the same BPM (beats per minute) all day, but little do they know after dark I steadily increase it, peaking at around 120BPM”.
Uterus Vase. Stephanie Rollin and The Plug. “I am the empty vessel in your body. I have been used and now wait to be filled once more. But you stand there and say no! Never again in this lifetime. I say, well you are too old anyway!!”
Lucy, Australopithecus Afarensis. Marguerite Humeau. ” Hear my ancient voice in the new world. Do we speak the same language?”
Nunhead. Roger Hiorns. “Stand back! Stand back! Move away please. Warning. Stand back or otherwise I will squirt you with blue crystals”.
Woofer. Sander Mulder. “Listen but don’t play. Behave while we disobey”.
The Elephant Celebes. Max Ernst. “I am sad. Where’s Mama?”
Man coming out of the woman. Robert Gober. “If you’re going to do that, take your shoes off! Don’t you think I’ve got enough problems?”
Animal. David Musgrave. ” See! I didn’t eat the peanuts!”
Medieval Hand Reliquary. “Will people ever have faith to pray to me again?”
Meanwhile, the Rhizomic Drawing on the terrace spread a little further:
Sheridan Quigley
10th August
Posted by Ryan Coleman on Friday 16 August 2013