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One of the most interesting aspects of my work I find, is the attempt to define or address the boundaries of the installation or sculpture. I’m always interested in pushing the extent of the vertical or horizontal planes beyond the physical location. Last year the Crawford Art Gallery was the perfect location for demonstrating this with the installation, “Beyond the Rail I – IX” 2022. I installed 9 mirror panels between the walls and the Victorian rail in the galleries in response to my orientation, in my exhibition, “As Far As I Can See”. The installation created another space supposedly beyond the walls of the rooms while also reflecting the artwork and decapitating the viewers circulating the exhibition. it was difficult to ascertain where the ‘extended space’ lay, the installation also had the illusion of pulling the space closer to the viewer. I could transform the architecture of the galleries and how the viewers viewed themselves, partially exposing them to others and creating a slightly unnerving atmosphere. Since then, I have installed some and all the elements of the artwork in subsequent exhibitions. Like other installations, I adapt to the location, to the site, as I am conditioned to do daily, beyond the studio.
One of the most interesting aspects of my work I find, is the attempt to define or address the boundaries of the installation or sculpture. I’m always interested in pushing the extent of the vertical or horizontal planes beyond the physical location. Last year the Crawford Art Gallery was the perfect location for demonstrating this with the installation, “Beyond the Rail I – IX” 2022. I installed 9 mirror panels between the walls and the Victorian rail in the galleries in response to my orientation, in my exhibition, “As Far As I Can See”. The installation created another space supposedly beyond the walls of the rooms while also reflecting the artwork and decapitating the viewers circulating the exhibition. it was difficult to ascertain where the ‘extended space’ lay, the installation also had the illusion of pulling the space closer to the viewer. I could transform the architecture of the galleries and how the viewers viewed themselves, partially exposing them to others and creating a slightly unnerving atmosphere. Since then, I have installed some and all the elements of the artwork in subsequent exhibitions. Like other installations, I adapt to the location, to the site, as I am conditioned to do daily, beyond the studio.
Corban Walker b. 1967
Beyond the Rail I - IX, 2022
silvered glass, plywood, steel & wood
74 x 239 x 24 cm
CW37
One of the most interesting aspects of my work I find, is the attempt to define or address the boundaries of the installation or sculpture. I’m always interested in pushing...
One of the most interesting aspects of my work I find, is the attempt to define or address the boundaries of the installation or sculpture. I’m always interested in pushing the extent of the vertical or horizontal planes beyond the physical location. Last year the Crawford Art Gallery was the perfect location for demonstrating this with the installation, “Beyond the Rail I – IX” 2022. I installed 9 mirror panels between the walls and the Victorian rail in the galleries in response to my orientation, in my exhibition, “As Far As I Can See”. The installation created another space supposedly beyond the walls of the rooms while also reflecting the artwork and decapitating the viewers circulating the exhibition. it was difficult to ascertain where the ‘extended space’ lay, the installation also had the illusion of pulling the space closer to the viewer. I could transform the architecture of the galleries and how the viewers viewed themselves, partially exposing them to others and creating a slightly unnerving atmosphere. Since then, I have installed some and all the elements of the artwork in subsequent exhibitions. Like other installations, I adapt to the location, to the site, as I am conditioned to do daily, beyond the studio.