The State of Things
Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese
In front of Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
2,000 pounds, 36 inches tall, 180 inches wide
2008
This massive installation was set up at 2:00 p.m. on August 27, 2008 to melt away over a 24 hour period. It obviously has a political message that states our country's democracy is, as the artists claim, "wasting away at an imperceptible rate." The artists also added, "what stands out – is that for the amount of time most people view art – 1 minute or less – the sculpture won’t seem to change, yet by day’s end, it will be gone - disappeared, like so much of what is happening to the values and institutions that make America a great country…"
This installation is not just something people glance over as they pass. It engages and challenges them to consider politics in our country and voice their opinion. At the site, a video camera was placed to capture the sculpture melting as well as the spectators' comments on democracy.
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1 comments:
I really like the political message in this. Its really cool how the democracy just vanishes, and it mirrors what so many people think is happening. I also find it really interesting that people probably didn't realize it was disappearing while they looked at it, but if they walked by again, it had changed completly.
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