Asked to chose an object to research for the exhibition "By Design," we chose a phenakistiscope, a nineteenth century toy that uses perception to create the illusion of animation. Two flat discs are spun about a similar axis and when viewed in a mirror, the illustrations lining the discs create a movie. This rudimentary example of a mimetic approximation of motion led to the design of INSIDE OUT.
Borrowing formal and structural characteristics of the toy, we analyzed the gallery space and sited our project adjacent to the two entry points of the space; effectively bifurcating the entry sequence and choreographing two distinct, yet related experiences.
We were interested in the perception of spatial comprehension (static and dynamic) through the use of framed, directed, and implied views of spaces and objects. In this sense, we turned the phenakistiscope inside out. The object is now stationary and is affected by the movement and relationship of the viewer to the object rather than the movement of the object itself.
INSIDE OUT is related to P.O.V. in its use of materials and the location of its implementation. While P.O.V. was a singular, isolated moment, INSIDE OUT invited multiple readings.
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STATUS / COMPLETED 2006
LOCATION / PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
GALLERY / THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL GALLERY
CURATORS / KATHERINE TALCOTT, BRETT YASKO, RICK LANDESBERG
PRINCIPALS / DAVID BURNS, JASON MORRIS, ABIGAIL GRAY
TEAM / TARYN HUMPHREY, STEPHEN MRDJENOVICH
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