Response to critique

Notes

Quiet
Architectural
References Rachel Whitereed
Specific to suburban NY life
Time Based
Too ambiguous
Uncertainty about speaking (sound issues)- What does it mean- something about a metaphor?
Narrative- desire to fill in with a story
Take out looking upstairs shot- not congruent with the rest of the shots
Depressing
Everyday
Voyeurism
The starkness of the cube

We sat down and talked about our critique and agreed that the work was a bit too ambiguous.
I think some of the scenes with Sam (mysterious leather coated man) talking confused our viewers and the view up the stairs wasn't congruent with the rest of the scenes. Adding more sounds from the television and more hourly church bells would better convey the passing of time.
By transporting domestic space into a gallery space we are not only commenting about public vs. private but the subtleties (i.e. light, sound, color, media, technology) that shape our everyday life. Hoping to achieve a sense of isolation we put 3 pieces of American furniture into the gallery that seem lonely and unwelcoming.