Ancestral Spaces

ISBN-13: 9783639125054 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 88 str.

Marisa Purcell

Opis

Where a person is situated in time and spacedetermines the way an artwork is perceived. Theresult of this experience implies a relationshipbetween the viewer and the artwork, thereby creatinga liminal space. This threshold or in-between spaceseparates and unites two opposing forces, creating aunique place that transcends memory and time. Anartwork can serve as a mediatory object betweenartist and viewer because with each encounter aunique meeting occurs. Thus, the meeting of audienceand art object is transitory, ephemeral and temporalby nature and will be discussed in relation to theartwork as a vehicle to foster subjective perception. Using my ancestral memories as a starting point, Irefer to the art object as a means to explore time asa cross section of experience. Like dreams, wheretime is non-linear and memories exist side by side, Irefer to the nondual space that exists betweenartist, artwork and audience as an opportunity toaccess an intuitive reaction to perception. Bypresenting an overview of approaches from art historyand contemporary art, this paper will discuss thevarious philosophical approaches that have beenemployed to represent space and time.

O autorze

Marisa Purcell is a visual artist based in Sydney, Australia. She
has exhibited extensively in Australia, Europe and Hong Kong and
is the recipient of grants and residencies in Zurich, Paris and
Australia. Her paintings incorporate eastern spatial devices
through tracing familial stories and mythologies and incorporate
eastern spatial devices.