My Life Untitled

Friday, March 25, 2011

Ziba Ufa

The installation symbolises the interrelation of components found within walls. To create something familiar and relatable the chair signifies rest, order, chaos all of which are things that happen behind walls by trying to replicate the floor I want to play with the perception of an inverted state of consciousness.

The installation plays with the illusion of floor and wall. To provoke so that one is deprived of preconceived standards and become open to new impressions.

Ziba Ufa

Humanity exists within and around walls; vertical manmade surfaces whose sole purpose is to keep the desirable contained, out of reach of the undesirable and vice versa. This duality is constantly applied in the illustration of social/human issues.

The gallery, in particular the walls, is used as an alternative surface for artistic expression. To challenge not only our individual processes, but also the audiences' perception or stereotypes as to exhibition spaces and their uses.

The projected outcome for this project for both the artists and audience and the space is to:

Create a purely artistic and critical experience far removed from any commercial obligation and/or expectations
Challenge the accepted norms as to how artistic expression is presented and/or consumed.

Curated by Peterson Kamwathi.