In the Shadow of MOMA, slide show installation, 2009

Art is not created in a void. Artists’ work references the history of art, which sculpts our perceptions of how we interact with anything new, whether the new artist wished it, or not. Understanding this organic process is integral in creating, as so much of the contextual meaning of a piece relies on this language. Artist and viewers then are constantly interacting with the shadows of what has transpired before. Although the pieces do not change often their meaning does, as the culture that carries the history forward looks at it with its specific contemporary understanding. As a culture then we are constantly interacting and subtly changing our own history. I gathered a collection of shadows, taken form historically famous art works from the Moma in New York. Over eighty images are represented here. As I was from a generation that learned art history lessons through slide shows, I felt it important to use that technology to allow the audience to interact with the piece. The audience shadow and direct interaction with the slides allows that the piece will be unique to each viewer, and constantly changing. The motion sensors allow the piece to only live when someone in actively present.