Art and Objecthood Installation art
guardians of time, manfred kielnhofer, festival of lights (berlin) french cathedral, berlin, velotaxi 2011
in art , objecthood, michael fried derisively labels art acknowledges viewer theatrical (fried 45). there strong parallel between installation , theater: both play viewer expected @ once immersed in sensory/narrative experience surrounds him , maintain degree of self-identity viewer. traditional theater-goer not forget has come in outside sit , take in created experience; trademark of installation art has been curious , eager viewer, still aware in exhibition setting , tentatively exploring novel universe of installation.
the artist , critic ilya kabakov mentions essential phenomenon in introduction lectures on total installation : [one] simultaneously both victim , viewer, on 1 hand surveys , evaluates installation, , on other, follows associations, recollections arise in him[;] overcome intense atmosphere of total illusion . here installation art bestows unprecedented importance on observer s inclusion in observes. expectations , social habits viewer takes him space of installation remain him enters, either applied or negated once has taken in new environment. common installation art consideration of experience in toto , problems may present, namely constant conflict between disinterested criticism , sympathetic involvement. television , video offer immersive experiences, unrelenting control on rhythm of passing time , arrangement of images precludes intimately personal viewing experience. ultimately, things viewer can assured of when experiencing work own thoughts , preconceptions , basic rules of space , time. else may molded artist s hands.
the central importance of subjective point of view when experiencing installation art, points toward disregard traditional platonic image theory. in effect, entire installation adopts character of simulacrum or flawed statue: neglects ideal form in favor of optimizing direct appearance observer. installation art operates within realm of sensory perception, in sense installing viewer artificial system appeal subjective perception ultimate goal.
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