I
collected the pieces of fabric during my wondering through the streets of
Berlin.
The people that I encountered in these wondering gave me the pieces of fabric.
During our conversations I would make a question to stimulate the person to
participate on the piece of fabric.
The question was: - " What would you like to do? "
On the day of the exhibition I stitched the pieces of fabric together, once
it finished, I placed it in the space of the gallery.
The lines drawn over the finished piece are the map of my walkabouts in the
streets of Berlin and are made of shoelaces.
All along the duration of the exhibition the public was also invited to participate
on the piece interpreting the question as they wished. Each individual has
chosen to manifest on it by, either drawing or writing, using a provided set
of pen.
The
experience (re)opens other fields of reflection. It reflects an opportunity/desire
for natural manifestation that we are able to have but, maybe we don’t
have because of our routines, fears and psychological barriers; some to do
with aesthetic consideration what art should look like. In a state of reflection,
with direct means and simple materials, one’s is engaged in an artistic
experience. The transit between moments of our everyday lives, through the
urban/social environment to the gallery/cultural environment, expands these
spaces of reflection from a socio-politico environment towards a collective
artistic experience. The spontaneity mediated by the choice of an individual's
visual manifestation and the juxtaposition of the materials collaborates to
subvert preconceived considerations of aesthetic models.
What/ why/ how should art be.
