negative space by Aaron Kopff on February 17th, 2009

my mother told me about this piece titled 20:50 after her trip to the Saatchi Gallery in London.   her focus as a designer is on how we as people relate to a space upon entering it. this piece immediately slams the viewer with a shift in that relation. the idea of a space where the internal volume is greater than its physical boundaries reminded me of a weird book i tried reading called the HOUSE OF LEAVES by Mark Z. Danielewski and a little of Borges. the idea came to the artist while swimming and he used crude oil for it’s highly refelctive quality. the politisized nature of the piece is intirely accidental. i am now inspired…

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