Sidney Lepp

NOBA

“In my artwork I am mostly interacting with public space and objects or materials that are/ could be part of the public space, more directly I am using public space as medium. I’m documenting these interactions with shops, bridges, stairways, beaches or parking spaces usually via photo or video, finding a way to deliver ideas about socio-political problems. It is in my interests because the definition of public space/private space is shifting during these days and with a second, any private space could turn into public space or vice-versa. How could we see space differently when reading different content out of it. I would describe my methods with a quote “We are born with a marvellous mammalian brain which instantly reads out these many different codes and produces a sense of the work in which all these factors are represented. Content is a complex and demanding event.”- (“Thirteen ways of looking at a Blackbird”- Thomas McEvilley.) Usually I am working with readymade objects or symbolic elements to activate the space for the viewers or participants. I am interested in bringing precariousness as it makes sense in public space to emphasize on the changes and transformation. I

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