In einer kleinen Galerie auf dem Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles in der Naehe meines Motels wurden Arbeiten von Alan Storey ausgestellt. Alan Storey verfolgt seit 20 Jahren das interessante Konzept der *Drawing Machines*.
For the last 20 years Storey has developed a series of 'drawing machines;'
these are devices that record traces of human activity in a specific
environment. In 'Device for Drawing the Movements of a Ballerina,' the
drawing machine traces out the dancer's movements across the stage over
several evenings of performance. While transcribing the trajectory of
the ballerina upon paper, the machine distills and extracts the
physicality of the performance through its reduction to the simplicity
of lines. Similarly Storey's 'Handle with Care' records movements
within a volatile enviroment. A shipping container with six hinged
sides and a gessoed interior, 'Handle with Care' contains a moveable
carriage holding a specially designed pen used by NASA for
extraterrestiral excursions. Within the context of a moving vehicle,
the box itself becomes a passive drawing machine. The vibrations,
acceleration and braking of the storage vehicle (a transport truck)
become the gestural source for the completed piece.
In der C4 Gallery wurden die Shipping Container aus dem Projekt 'Handle with Care', die quer durch Kanada transportiert wurden, sowie die darin automatisch entstandenen Zeichnungen ausgestellt und zum Verkauf angeboten.
Hier ein Excerpt from the Climatic Drawing Machine, which creates drawings generated by wind speed and direction.
O-Ton Alan Storey:
"Part of the philosophy in my approach is that a work of art in the
public realm should intrigue and engage a passerby into an exploratory
investigation of the content and its relationship to the surrounding
site."
Currently playing in the background: Jane Birkin - Je Suis Au Bord De Ta Fenetre
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