South Side
dal 7/4/2005 al 14/5/2005
Segnalato da
7/4/2005
South Side
Mission 17, San Francisco
Sculpture, Video, and Photography by Tracey Snelling. In her artwork, neglected sites and stories become the focus of attention. Influenced by film, landscape, books, and architecture, the artist builds structures, which reference both popular culture and history. In this project she promises to examine the hope and hopelessness, which define life on the 'wrong side of the tracks'.
Sculpture, Video, and Photography by Tracey Snelling
In Tracey Snelling’s artwork, neglected sites and stories become the focus of her attention. Weeds growing in the concrete cracks and an old piece of trash are treated not as things to avoid, but rather as details to explore. Influenced by film, landscape, books, and architecture, Snelling builds structures, which reference both popular culture and history. A photograph of an actual building might inspire a sculpture, which in turn may be photographed once again. Scale continually grows and shrinks, mutating and distorting each time, as Snelling moves between the “real†and the “fantastical.†And buildings take on psychological weight – enhanced by Snelling’s use of sound and video – as interiorities, and dramatic settings.
In South Side, Snelling promises to examine the hope and hopelessness, which define life on the “wrong side of the tracks.†Among other work, the show will include sculptures of a tenement apartment building, a mini-mart, and a revival tent, along with photographs of these and other sculptures taken in actual abandoned lots and other desolate settings. Like scenes from pulp novels and b-movies, these sites evoke narratives – as if asking, “what happened here?†– and give voice to a distinctly American experience of poverty, fate, hope, and frustration.
Tracey Snelling's website: http://www.thelittleartfactory.com
Opening reception: Friday, April 8th 6 -9 pm
Mission 17
2111 Mission Street
Suite 401
San Francisco