There is a fine, arguably arbitrary line between what is defined as art or craft, and by extension what is considered fit to be displayed in an art gallery and what is better suited to a museum. The purpose of this show was to explore this tension by assuming the format of a museum display. Our work, based in craft media, was presented as the artifacts of two cultures of our own invention; My own invention, “The Makers” were presented as a subculture of a dystopic East Coast Canada approx. 35 years in the future, Indigo’s work represented “The Neelan”, a mystical village-dwelling people who populated a medieval fantasy world. In curating our work in this manner, we constructed and then blended two distinct narratives through the display of objects with didactic signs. By placing our work in a museum setting we were able to strictly control the narrative presented, and the way in which visitors were able to interact with the artifacts on display.
Below are installation photos and detail shots of “maker” artifacts:
Indigo’s website: http://indigoerin.weebly.com
Greta Pepper 