This piece titled Perspective attempts to capture the complexity of nature and humans. Although something may be symmetrical in one plane, from a different angle that same object may be asymmetrical. Like in nature, this piece shows that there is chaos in order and order in chaos. With that thought in mind, all things and ideas are somehow connected. The mirrors are used to created an illusion of the PVC pipes increasing in height to a summit from one angle and decrease in height to a pit while the actual object has a gradual decline in pipe height again playing on symmetry and asymmetry. The pipes further symbolize humans an how looking into a mirror one tends to judge himself or herself. The mirrors reflect self so people constantly see if they are becoming what they really wanted to be. Within the pipes I placed acorns instead of the originally planned rocks because there were so many acorns available and since acorns represent a new life at its first stages. The shorter pipes had more acorns that the taller pipes representing that although one gets more materialistic things and gains status that does not mean they actually have more.
Asymmetry
Decline to a point
Symmetry
To a Summit
Symmetry again
After I was done, I decided to remove the piece so it would only remain in pictures. It was interesting to see the imprint left by the piece once removed. It kind of reminds you that although things may not last, the impression they leave can.
Very nice photos and post-installation images ... and so what relationship does it have to your research findings?
ReplyDeleteAwesome piece! I love how mathematical it is. The mirror work is impressive
ReplyDeleteI really liked that you took pictures of the impression the tubes and mirrors made in the earth. Great work!
ReplyDeleteI really liked this! The pictures of when you took the pipes from the ground are awesome.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was the image where your reflection's centerline is missing between the two mirrors. It was a neat way of incorporating yourself but retaining the beauty of the piece. Awesome.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for all of the comments guys. I spent most of my research looking at naturally made art pieces like the ice circles I posted earlier. I inspired by how nature, which has so much disorder, can by itself form order in different ways from structures, animal hierarchies, and niches. I believe humans are part of nature and try to push against disorder to try to find some form of order every day. I liked how Robert Smithson used mirrors to reflect something that wasn't physically there so one could understand a different perspective. I therefore used the mirrors to create an illusion to create multiple perspectives.
Nice job ... those humans and their incessant need for order! Fractals = chaos creating order ... natural flowing pure equality in order ...
ReplyDeleteI like what you said about how even though some things aren't permanent, the impressions they leave are. That is very true. I think you did a great job on this piece =)
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