philly happenings

hey folks,

Just wanted to say I really enjoyed meeting with everyone today (in Philly), sorry to those folks who are elsewhere...also for those who are interested Pafa's open studio night is Feb. 10 from 5:30 - 8:00. (1301 and 1421 Cherry Street- 2 separate buildings will be open.)

Also, I wanted to put out a shout re: an artist who is rocking my visual world right now, her name is Sarah Sze. She does mostly sculpture from a plethora of various materials, from household items to plants and wood and basic construction materials. A lot of her stuff feels like it is in the process of exploding, or might explode...do you remember the game Mouse trap? She's kind of like Alexander Calder-meets-mouse trap-meets a tornado. I've only seen one of her pieces in person, which is very different from the images I've looked at online. (BUT for those of you in the Philly area, she has a piece on exhibit now at the Fabric Workshop at 13th and Cherry. It's phenomenal!) She uses motors and things (I think actually she may have a fan in her piece on Cherry st.) in her sculptures too which takes it to another dimension...

I want to think more about how to possibly engage various senses in my work, not just sight but sound, taste (?), touch (even wind blowing), smell... with sound I was thinking of blowing wind, rushing water, something whirring... as if something is happening, either underground or inside, but you're not quite sure what (it's a mystery...)