Will Pappenheimer |
Funnel Visions "Funnel Visions" is part of a two-person exhibition with John Craig Freeman called "Project-O-rators" inspired by the concepts and shapes of projection and funneling, the two opposite functions of the expanding elongated cones of the audio horn and the telescope. As inspiration for this concept, we reference a number of artists who have employed these forms and principles in their work. A concurrent show of Russian Avante-Guarde aligns with our interest in a series of robot like structures ("Orators") by Gustav Klutsis (1876-1938) that project political dissemination and collective social energy into the public square. Conversely, the funnel shape takes inspiration from an early series of works by Mike Kelley (1954-2012) entitled "Spirit Collector," "Perspectophone" and the birdhouse sculptures (1978-79), suggesting the focusing, fixation, intake or collection of vision. The framed estranged viewpoint also revisits the controlled vista perceptual effects of James Turrell's "skyspaces" of the 1970s, this time refigured by an ephemeral virtual medium. |
Funnel Visions installation between the the Resnick Pavilion and the Broad Contemporary Art Museum |
Vision Funnels Map at LACMA |
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