Study for choreographies for In Contiguity at Sherbet Green, PVC floor tape, installation, dimensions variable
“The artist, whose sculptural practice explores structures and social rituals that negotiate and frame individual and collective experience, has once again returned to the floor of the gallery, adding lines and guides as a way to initiate an arrhythmia in this otherwise predictably-navigable cube. The installed intervention and accompanying text consider movement in the context of play or work and the spatiality and gestures that link back to those notions. Three types of markings have been considered within this: playgrounds, building sites/industrial locations and gymnasiums; all vocabularies with different signages holding distinct purpose and meaning. Floor markings for kids, for example, intend an educational exploration of balance and spatiality in a visually stimulating and playful way, while industrial and sports-related markings imply rules, security and calculated motions. The comparisons between these signs allow Lena Hager to consider the varied semiotics of meaning within architectural space, and how she can manipulate and guide the audience within the gallery.”
photos Rita Silva/Studio Damian Griffiths