REVIEW
F a m
i l i a r
o b je c t s i n
n e w c o n t e x t s
i n v i t e u s t o
r e
f le
c t o n
t h e t h i n g s
t h a t
f i l l
o u r w o r l d .
t h e y f o r m a w o r l d o f f r a g -
m e n t e d b e a u t y .
Mementos,
th e f ir s t p a r t
o f t h e e x h ib it io n t h a t v ie w e r s
e n c o u n t e r , is a ls o th e le a s t
a c c e s s ib le . E v e r y d a y o b je c t s ,
r e p lic a t e d in c le a r g la s s a n d
t r u n c a t e d , a re a r r a n g e d in
s e v e n e la b o r a t e c o n f ig u r a t io n s
s u g g e s t iv e o f j e w e lr y c a s e s ,
h e ld c a p t iv e b e h in d g la s s p a n e s :
T h e d is e m b o d ie d h e a d o f a
s h o v e l, th e b r is t le s o f a p a in t -
b r u s h , t h e c la s p o f a c h a n g e
p u r s e a re b o t h t h e r e a n d
c u r io u s ly n o t t h e r e . V ie w e r s
m u s t r e m a in h a n d s - o f f e v e n as
th e it e m s ’ im p lie d f u n c t io n b e g s
t o b e p u t t o u s e .
I n
Artifacts,
t h e a r t is t s
r e in t r o d u c e a n u m b e r o f th e
m a n - m a d e p a r t ia l o b je c t s f r o m
Mementos,
t h is t im e in s a n d -
b la s t e d , o p a q u e w h it e g la s s ,
c a s t in g s h a d o w s a n d s e e m in g t o
s in k in t o t h e s u r f a c e o f a p la in
w h it e w a ll. T h e g lit t e r in g p r o m -
is e o f t h e n e w , as o b s e r v e d in
Mementos,
h a s b e e n u s u r p e d
b y th e d a ily g r in d .
