Today, I decided to research Public Art. I didn't know much about it so by researching it I learnt a lot and it made me think about how we could develop the ideas behind our work and also how we could talk about it during our presentation in January.
I found a book called 'The Benefits of Public Art' by Sara Selwood which I think was very helpful.
Here are a few of the quotes I found and the notes I made on the relevance they have to our piece.
"[public art] may...be intended to 'enable' and 'empower' the community."
- I feel that our piece will 'enable' and 'empower' because it enables the public to get involved in the process of an art piece and also will empower them to a certain extent as depending on their creation, they will determine the outcome of the piece. Also, it will depend on how they put the piece into the artwork - will they put their puzzle pieces in backwards, upside down etc. they will effect the way that it travels down the tubes and land in the main body of the structure. Through their participation, the visitors will change the look and process of the artwork.
"Are people sufficiently aware of their environment to make judgements? 'Do they know enough to be consulted?'. Can they, as some planners asked, 'read drawings sufficiently well to anticipate how things will be?'"
- One of my personal worries was that not everyone will get what our piece is about. Although it's subtitle is 'Your Museum' and we will be there to explain what we mean or want from it, I feel that it would take away the originality of inspiration. It sounds complicated but I want the aim of the project to be clear but not influential in a 'dictating' way.
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