Chaos Creates Obstructions, Order Accelerates the Flow
Yvette James
Magnets, steel filings
Intermission Gallery (2018)
Chaos Makes Obstructions, Order Accelerates the Flow creates a space in which objects hang in balance and give rise to a hierarchical flip between body and object. As magnets strain against the architecture, the body strains against its relationship with the magnets. This attraction toward the object is confronted with the fear of interrupting its balance. The charge within the empty void creates a tension inside viewer, from which they reflect on the fragility of equilibrium and become highly aware of their physicality within the space. The space the viewer inhabits threatens the work; and thus, the viewer is threatened by the work.
Yvette James
Magnets, steel filings
Intermission Gallery (2018)
Chaos Makes Obstructions, Order Accelerates the Flow creates a space in which objects hang in balance and give rise to a hierarchical flip between body and object. As magnets strain against the architecture, the body strains against its relationship with the magnets. This attraction toward the object is confronted with the fear of interrupting its balance. The charge within the empty void creates a tension inside viewer, from which they reflect on the fragility of equilibrium and become highly aware of their physicality within the space. The space the viewer inhabits threatens the work; and thus, the viewer is threatened by the work.