Dialogues

 

When we hear a piece of music that really moves us, we might be compelled to respond with our body (by dancing). I respond very physically to art that moves me.

Dialogues is premised on the following two ideas:

 

1. What is a work of art, without the observer? I think that all art falls under the category of expression, and thus, communication. And if no one is there to communicate to, then what is art?

 

2. It takes as much creativity to observe a work of art, as it does to create it. If art is about some sort of communication, then the dialogue doesn’t stop at the art on the wall or on the pedestal, but it continues with--and relies upon-- the active observer to be an integral part of the dialogue. In this way of thinking, the art is not so much the object, but that moment of exchange or dialogue between the art and the viewer. Encounters. These dialogues frame the moment of exchange as art.

 

On a more practical level, not only do these Dialogues negate the division between what is art (the object) and what is not art (you), but proposes that art is something that everyone is involved in.

 

Furthermore, the average person is often felt alienated by a piece of abstract or modern art; however, when they see me engaging with art in this bodily way, I often hear people say: Oh, I get it now. It is as if I was also translating the art into a language that we can all understand: body language.

 

These dialogues do not concern themselves with preconceived notions about how to observe a work of art. Instead, they aim to customize specialized experiences, taylored to the necessities derived from the art/moment; as opposed to traditional standards of what is considered to be "proper behavior". Refer to video.