This image depicts a dilapidated interior space with a sense of abandonment and decay. The predominant colors are shades of beige and off-white, with a prominent yellow-toned wall in the background. The overall composition is stark and geometrical, with clean lines and a minimalist approach. The lone lamp in the center of the frame serves as a focal point, casting a warm glow against the crumbling surroundings.
The subject matter appears to be an empty, neglected room, potentially part of a larger abandoned structure. The sparse and worn elements suggest a sense of time and neglect. The artistic style reflects a utilitarian, almost industrial aesthetic, highlighting the deterioration and natural weathering of the space.
In the context of contemporary art, this image may be interpreted as a commentary on the impermanence of human structures, the cycles of decay and renewal, or the beauty that can be found in the forgotten and overlooked spaces of our built environments. ...
Ser Serpas’s practice exists at the blurred intersection of art, poetry and activism. Whether creating sculptures from debris found on the street, working with a hoard of fabric gifted by her friends, making an exhibition out of objects she found at the exhibition site, drawing in public spaces, or writing on train rides, Serpas makes work that complicates the notion of materiality amidst the late-capitalist condition. Created in private, intimate, seemingly improvised moments, the works are never fully -visible to her audiences. The artist’s exhibitions are composed of assemblages of discarded and mistreated objects turned corporeal, becoming what the artist calls ‘assisted readymades’. Subverting Duchamp’s readymades and Rauschenberg’s Combines – the male-dominated history of sculpture – Serpas returns the objects to the streets after her exhibitions, allowing them to revert to their original state and provokes playful questions about the value of the space inside a museum, as opposed to the outside. An activist since high -school, the artist speaks up about structural inequalities, and provides support through facilitated workshops, community aid and artistic inspiration.
Written by Goldsmiths CCA ...
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