Friday, November 18, 2011

"il concetto con i condivisi"

a large gallery space, a reception to an exhibition:

in the center of the space, a large, new porcelain tub, empty and dry;

the walls are blank except for a pair or scissors hanging from a long piece of thin chain, and a sign that reads:
"Thank you for attending. This exhibit is made entirely of the remnants of each visitor. Please use the scissors to remove some very small portion of your clothing or hair, (please no larger than 1 inch by 1 inch) and deposit the donation into the tub. Thanks for your participation."

the contents of the tub are removed and sent to a laboratory to be tested.

a list of all contents, including materials, trace elements, germs, etc, found by the lab are printed or written onto the walls of the space.