MFA Show

When I first walked through this show, I was extremely confused. I honestly thought that it wasn’t worth my time to be there. There were things that I was definitely interested in, and some of them I thought were well done in terms of craft and how they were put together. However, I couldn’t understand the concept and content it was trying to present the viewer. From what I saw, it was a bunch of random objects that were put together in odd forms and center in a room lined with sparse amounts of photos. However, when I looked at it further and took a closer look throughout the entire show, the pieces began to fit better together. It actually helped watching the video first. Some lines popped out from the video like, “I’m tucking you in… Don’t fail me.” This spoke to me more than the random objects I had seen before, because the words “Don’t fail me” I relate to. Listening to that and seeing the images throughout made me think of the idea of love versus lust and the fragility of it all… The disappointment amidst the chance and hope for success… It all seemed to manifest in my mind, because it’s something I struggle with personally. Then when I looked through the show again, I began to notice different things that related to this concept. The marble with the pit made me think of a void, something that was missing, and the candle wax made me think of romance. So the pair makes me think of the void and emptiness left by romance. I’m not sure what the paper had to do with it, and I’m not even sure if it was meant to be there. The photos and such made me think of lust and the complications of attraction and love. And the photo hanging loosely on the wall signifies the fragile situation, the thought that maybe it will drop and come undone in moments. The objects and their placement also began taking textual forms. For example, the wire actually spelled out the text/technological version of I love you forever (I <3 u 4e). this almost undermines the actual value of the phrase, just like the text version does. The whole show just spoke to me about this topic, and the placement of the objects almost forces you to truly reflect on it while walking in and walking out.