Staple and Bash Markc. 21st century
Anonymous
“Arousing strong feelings of sympathy appreciation and gratitude, or maybe arousing feelings of pain, discomfort or irritation”.
The works are experiments, aimed at defining the manifold relations between objects, space, and viewers, following on from the functionality and non-functionality of the relationship between objects and space. As an exhibition, Touching moments engages in a discussion with the public or the viewer in the attempt to define the intimacy between the objects, the self and the space. It brings forth the definition of intimacy and space in a public gallery, questioning the notion of public space and private space.
The works contain accumulated every day objects, juxtaposed to interact, things that one may look at as something of value or something not of any, engaging the viewer to question their definitions of value, whether in a private or public space.
A National Gallery is usually perceived as a space of worth, in Staple and bash mark a staple, something that is not of equivalent value, and a cropped rag, appearing almost as a personal object, are fused to create one work. It is left to the viewer to draw their own conclusion as to how they define a touching moment. What is being touched is the space - you being touched by objects or the space by objects.
Was curating the exhibition a touching moment? Maybe the space touched the viewer? One is left to wonder.
To me the images below may be touching moments. In conclusion, the best thing to do would be to go and view the show and draw out what a touching moment means to you.
Enjoy
Ntando Xorile
