Recent Events (part five)

On thursday I was back in the library doing more sorting then on Friday it was time for the Dreamspace!

Some of you may well be wondering "What is a Dreamspace" and so here, just for you, is the publicity blurb:

"Maurice Agis' walk-trough [we think they may mean walk-through] sculptures are the result of exploring the relationship between physical space and human beings, through classical principles of art (line, plane, form, scale, colour) and physical phenomena (light, space, air, movement). They are evolving, non finite, ephemeral and public. Agis' visual language maintains continuity and relates all elements to the human presence. Agis has built twelve COLOURSPACE and four DREAMSPACE pieces -they have visited nineteen European cities, and over ninety-five thousand people have visited them-. Each piece has a specific configuration and consists of a certain number of units, identical in shape and size, and made of thin sheets of translucent PVC in red, green, blue, yellow and grey. These units, linked by their oval openings, are inflated by fans. A continuous air flow runs through the sculpture, supporting its structure and maintaining its shape. Natural light penetrates the surface and transmits colour to the internal space. A vast range of intensities, tones and reflections floods the space, the colours move and change throughout the day. Light is transformed into a concrete and abstract spatial reality that inspires a magical fascination in visitors. They walk in and move through the interior, wearing a colour cape and no shoes; they wander from one unit to another, from one colour to another; they move through the space, choosing the place to stop, sit or lay down; they contemplate the relationships produced and they become part of the art piece, interactive elements that are at the same time the object and the subject of the artwork. Agis extends the limits of artistic creation, brings art to people and opens urban spaces to aesthetic experience, to art."

However, I have now blogged so much today that my brain is starting to feel all fuzzy, so I shall leave this post unfinished and come back to tell you about what the Dreamspace actually is, and what we did there, tomorrow.