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Certificate of Authenticity
(work in progress)
Description: Certificate of Authenticity is an exhibition that combines performance, tangible, new media, and conceptual art into an exploration of the cycle of creation, fragmentation and integration. As the exhibition unfolds, members of the public are invited to engage in an act of both destruction and transformation, becoming co-creators of the artwork.
Part I: TangibleThe artist initiates the process by creating a large physical art work in a form and for a performance space of her choosing.
Part II: Participation & PerformanceUpon entering the exhibition, visitors experience the piece as a whole, which is offered for sale. The artist, maintaining silence, is positioned next to a table that includes: a menu with various dimensions and prices, art mats that correspond to the dimensions on offer, and a selection of cutting tools.
Those wishing to make a purchase select the size they desire, choose a cutting implement from those available and extract the section they wish to buy. The artist authentically witnesses the process without speaking, acknowledging whatever arises in each moment, including any conflicted emotions that come as she watches the piece transform. As participants cut out their chosen portions, the original work fades, transformed with each incision. Part III: In Tatters & Yet WholeA new tangible work is created by what remains when the exhibition comes to a close, with all the participants credited as co-artists. This new work stays under the stewardship of the primary artist, who will make determinations about any future exhibition, usage, and sales.
Part IV: ConceptualEveryone who attends is invited to take part in an imaginal process via a set of written instructions displayed in the exhibition space, during which they envision where all the fragments may go and a future reunion of all the dispersed pieces.
Part V: Creative HomecomingAt a point to be determined in the future, co-artists will be invited to participate in the re-construction of a third tangible work by bringing or sending a contribution that matches the dimensions of the portion they cut to the original artist. This might include the actual piece they chose, a reproduction of it, or something else entirely, born of their own creative impulses.
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Duration & ScheduleGoing to Pieces is an ongoing artistic process that will continue until the artist declares the piece finished. The exhibition remains open for the duration of the artwork's evolution, with a varied schedule that includes being open to the general public and private invitations to groups and individuals. The piece is designed to support multiple iterations of the process using a series of tangible works and exhibitions, schedule for public & private opportunities to participate TBA.
Locations & VenuesVenues vary to include formal and informal art spaces that align with the themes and spirit of the work.
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Documentation
Still and moving images meticulously record the evolution of the canvas as fragments are claimed and
removed; participants are encouraged to share images of their transformed pieces via new media venues of their choosing; interviews with buyers on their experience; still and moving images of the entire exhibition.
Each co-artist participant receives a portfolio for their chosen piece which contains a certificate of authenticity signifying their collective ownership of the artwork. It also includes a space to print and affix images of the original canvas and its form before and after their cut. These images are shared via text to make it easy to share if they choose, with high resolution images delivered via email.
removed; participants are encouraged to share images of their transformed pieces via new media venues of their choosing; interviews with buyers on their experience; still and moving images of the entire exhibition.
Each co-artist participant receives a portfolio for their chosen piece which contains a certificate of authenticity signifying their collective ownership of the artwork. It also includes a space to print and affix images of the original canvas and its form before and after their cut. These images are shared via text to make it easy to share if they choose, with high resolution images delivered via email.