Finding connections between the emotions one expresses and our senses is a concept that I find incredibly interesting. ‘Light Blue’ aims to explore this effect of our senses on how we feel. Everyone can relate to associating specific sounds or smells with different times in their lives and these are usually linked to a negative or a positive feeling or memory. Colours have always been associated with different feelings, artists use colour theory in order to express certain feelings and thoughts. I like how these 4 artists have called their exhibition ‘light blue’ in order to show an example of this colour theory and sensory idea.
The way in which the exhibition allows the viewer to interact with the artworks is interesting, allowing visitors to explore their senses in a more in-depth manner and consider the importance of your sounds, smells and colours on your emotions. I appreciate the concept and ideas behind the exhibition as well as how interaction has been used. I like the way the artists have tried to create a calming atmosphere by painting the walls light blue with clouds.
In general, the comprehensibility of the exhibition could’ve been improved, with a lack of flow between the different pieces, sometimes it was difficult to understand the link between the underlying concept and the actual works. This could be due to a lack of fluidity between the artists visions or not enough time to carry out their desired vision. I imagine it’s difficult to create an exhibition between 4 different people with possibly various thoughts and ideas on the best way to carry out different parts.
The knitted scented masks were very visually appealing and fun to interact with, there was great care taken to create the 3 masks. I enjoyed how the outside of the mask seemed to have this sort of brain like appearance knitting in with the sensory concept of how the brain is the controller of all our senses. I also liked the sound piece on the iPod that played well with what the artists were trying to convey.
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