Surface production: The replication and display of objects

Surface Production: The Replication and Display of Objects is a photo-sculptural installation comprised of trans-mounted photographs, polyurethane plastic forms, mid-nineteenth century French furniture, construction paper and various other materials. This thesis project explores the topic of object display and addresses the privileging of visual surfaces in contemporary media-saturated, screen-based cultures. Through integrating photographic media into the structural components of sculpture – layering and reconfiguring a variety of materials – the relationship between objects becomes more complicated and slows down the reception of information by the viewer. The strategy of temporal realignment in the space of the gallery, counters the trivialization and simplification of our daily semiotic encounters. As a result, the viewing experience is characterized by a suspension of conclusive thinking regarding individual components of the work and their subject matter. The installation thus emphasizes the relationships formed between this constellation of objects and the associational relations of meaning that emerge.