Pictured ABOVE are 4 stills from documentation of the first performance of Camera Perspicuous: “Site.”
Camera Perspicous, an “easily understood” or “transparent” room, ironically contemplates the human experience of enduring scrutiny while adjusting to new surroundings. Recalling the “Villages Noirs” of early 20th century Europe or the ethnic displays of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair (where Native Americans, Filipinos, Xhosa, and other deemed exotic peoples were hired to enact “rituals” for tourist attraction), this is a room for viewing a specimen from an outside perspective. The prism functions as a “container” but its form and materials (the angled wall jutting into the space, one wall opaque fabric, etc.) ultimately obstruct the outsider’s understanding of its contents.
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Camera Perspicous, an “easily understood” or “transparent” room, ironically contemplates the human experience of enduring scrutiny while adjusting to new surroundings. Recalling the “Villages Noirs” of early 20th century Europe or the ethnic displays of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair (where Native Americans, Filipinos, Xhosa, and other deemed exotic peoples were hired to enact “rituals” for tourist attraction), this is a room for viewing a specimen from an outside perspective. The prism functions as a “container” but its form and materials (the angled wall jutting into the space, one wall opaque fabric, etc.) ultimately obstruct the outsider’s understanding of its contents.
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