Proposal model for Lumbering Slumbering, 2010

Variable dimensions

Salvaged parts and materials.

Exhibition Proposal

Exhibit Title: The Playful Parallax: A 52-Piece Set

Artists: Owen Premore & Tammy Jo Wilson

The Artists Statement

The exhibition titled The Playful Parallax: A 52-piece set will contain 52 works of art by artists Owen Premore and Tammy Jo Wilson.  Each artist will contribute 25 pieces and collaborate on 2 large installation pieces.  This exhibition will be rich with sound, movement, exuberance and truth. Each work’s uniqueness in this “deck” will be maintained, yet a strange and often playful collection of objects and images emerge from the “shuffling” of the work of these two artists. 

Owen Premore is a meticulous developer of extraneous inventions from unconventional materials.  His sculptural works often use mechanics and electronics to create movement, sound and interactive interfaces.  The experience of the viewer is a common and important thread throughout his object-making practices.

Tammy Jo Wilson’s work addresses identity and human condition. Her work utilizes playfulness as a means to attract; yet her subject matters are far from playful.  This dichotomy results in a kind of mental kink, or disillusionment.  Wilson avoids working with a specific medium; allowing her ideas to dictate the materials she uses.

The artist’s two collaborative installation pieces are titled “Lumbering Slumbering” and “Eminent”.  The larger of the two “Lumbering Slumbering” is best described as a bed sheet conveyor belt.  One end will be mounted 10 to 15 feet up from the floor; the opposite side will be mounted at the bottom of the opposing wall.   An electric motor will propel the linens around in an endless cycle of climbing and descent.

The second collaborative piece “Eminent” will be interactive. It will enable viewers to write or draw on a long rotating and looped transparency that will be projected onto a large flat-screen television.  The television will rest on a section of freestanding wall that will look as if it were cut out of a living room.  The projection will come from an overhead projector and the rotating transparency will be momentarily stopped for interaction using a push button or sensor.  There will be markers available for the transparency.

(Note to interested venues: The noisy and kinetic work will be on sensors, timers, or on demand.  This reduces run-time on the machines and minimizes noise when not necessary.)