Dimensions: object, each: 800 x 1810 x 2640 mm overall display dimensions variable
Copyright: © Ricardo Basbaum | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: Here we have Ricardo Basbaum's "Capsules (NBP x me-you)." They look like cages, but inviting. What do you see in this piece? Curator: The industrial materials, the metal grating, and the soft cushions point to the tension between labor and leisure, production and consumption. The title itself, referencing collaboration, underscores the social context of art-making. What does it mean to create a space for rest out of such rigid material? Editor: So, the materials themselves are commenting on modern life? Curator: Precisely! The means of production are laid bare, and we, as viewers, are invited to consider our own relationship to these structures. What kind of labor went into its fabrication?
Comments
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/basbaum-capsules-nbp-x-me-you-t11863
Join the conversation
Join millions of artists and users on Artera today and experience the ultimate creative platform.
Capsules (NBP x me-you) is a multi-part installation consisting of four beds/capsules, two wall drawings and a soundtrack of the artist’s voice. The visitor can lie down in the capsules, look at the diagrams and listen to the audio CD. Each capsule is designed to be occupied by visitors, who become performers in Basbaum’s work. Though alike in their basic shape – the form of a stylised eye – each capsule differs in design. The capsules restrict contact between their occupants to certain forms of interaction. Some of the capsules are more open than others, providing convivial spaces that allow unrestricted interaction. Others interrupt and impact to a greater extent on the behaviour and experience of the occupants. Each capsule is an open invitation; a communal space aimed at breaking down normal behaviour and social codes, offering different possibilities for physical and emotional proximity.
CollectMore like this
