STATEMENT
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Ben Skinner 2010 |
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a person interested in many things I have difficulty focusing I love the blurry and banal Folk signage: KEYS CUT HERE The invisible systems of the everyday Old traditions of fine craftsmanship and the spontaneity of a child’s scribble I believe in the phonetics of materials and the grammar of space I’m interested in the invisible systems of the everyday Twisting a joke out of the mundane Simplistic ideas Loops Ridiculous restraints Collecting, archiving, processing, filtering, editing Lining things up and counting them Finding patterns The rich history embodied in an old rusty tool, or threadbare quilt I like very much to point at things directing the viewer’s attention to something they may normally miss Grouping like things together (Or unlike things) Bouncing things against each other Recognizing social and urban phenomena Shifting focus and contexts to widen art’s lens The peculiarities of human behavior Absurdity. Nonsense The drive to relate to things The Hokey-Pokey |
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