Curate

Donna Gustafson’s intention was to ask the question, “how do you think of water?” She wants you to see water in a new way. In contrast I want to focus on a more specific characteristic of water; it’s ability to take form. Water is the most versatile of the elements. This is especially true in it’s ability to take forms. Whether the water forms the negative space such as in Atul Bhalla’s Immersions, or the postive space as they do in Maya Lin’s Dew Point. I have chosen these four pieces because they illustrate the different shapes water can take and be described in. You still get a full idea of what water is and you can still ask yourself what more can water be? How is it depicted and what is it used for? I was particularly interested in the three dimensional space water occupies. For example, the “water” in Black Sea forms an interesting horizon and also an interesting positive form due to the shaped plastic. And particularly in Bhalla’s Immersions, the water is forced into becoming the negative space against very solid, very contrasting cast sand. The reason I chose Two Lakes was to show the abstract shape of water. You can imagine seeing water from an aerial perspective and these are the forms you would see. Overall I want the audience to see water as both a shape and a form which occupies space.