Artist Lecture

To be honest I had no idea what so ever what to expect from the visiting artist, in fact, I don’t think anyone did. Siobhann Rigg’s work is one that I may never forget; the one artwork that kept reappearing in my head was the slideshow of black and white photographs. I like the fact that she made them in the form of an eye movie manipulating time and vision at the same time indicating movement. Some of her artwork is extraordinary, it made me curious and wanting to know more, yet still, it is because of this curiosity that makes her work unique and perfect. One of many artworks showed was the Microarmy a tool off microanalysis, where she place little toy solider men right in front of a really secured building. I found it sarcastic and funny at the same time interesting. Another was the Castle for People, and Trade Talks both which interacted with her viewers giving and gaining information. With Castles for the People, Siobhann made castles and tanks from empty cigarette boxes using the little notes on the boxes that people did not pay any attention to. Trade Talks, I thought was a very effective way to get peoples attention. Cooking free lunch in turn for stories is a marvelous strategy.

Siobhann Rigg does not focus on one specific topic but instead explores the different things the world has to offer. I must say that I did not only love her exhibition but also appreciated her way of expresses art in a different form.

I would also like to walk that walk through route 1.