Monday, August 27, 2012

My third and final image that I feel represents CONNECTIONS is Some/One by Do Ho Suh from 2004.    I see this piece dealing with connections in three ways.  As the detail shot shows you, the piece is made up of hundreds of dog tags linked together to form a robe so the first is because of this construction.  The second comes from what I know in reading about the artist and deals with the very concept or idea behind the piece.  Do Ho Suh often works with the idea of the individual and the group or how personal identity gets absorbed into that of a larger group.  Here we have dog tags that identify a specific person, but they are brought together or connected to form a larger structure.  Finally, I see connections in this piece because there is a mirror or reflective surface within the robe that reflects not only the room, but also the viewer standing in front of it.  In effect, it connects you to the piece and the piece to you, by bringing your reflection into it.  Pretty cool!
-Ms. D.  

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