in camera
If I engaged a viewer in a mindless, repetitive task, would they- like the women in a Vermeer painting- get to a mindspace that made them indifferent to being looked at? For in camera, a remote space in the loft of the gallery was staged like a Vermeer painting. Visitors were invited to sort buttons or fold cloth while their image was live-streamed to a screen in the main gallery, becoming another piece of art on display alongside paintings. In this installation, the viewer becomes the viewed.
Installation view of Vermeer room at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, 2018, for show Look Out | Look In
the camera of 'in camera'
Gallery visitor interacting with the space
Live stream awaiting a visitor
Image with visitor as seen live in the main gallery