invigilating the (in)between

Corrugated card is such a familiar material. It is disregarded as easily as it is discarded. Most of the viewers ,who participate within the space, are there for 20 seconds, with many of them smiling. Some even smile and make comments such as, ‘ Cardboard, unh?’, ‘ Must’ve taken ages, yeah?’ or where’s the paintings?’ I even heard one show goer exclaim, ‘oh! dear’. Oh dear? What does that mean?

(in) between is in a highly trafficked area, installed adjacent to the sculpture court, a majority of the visitors ,atleast, see the mass of cardboard boxes assembled for the installation. As some venture through the space, overwhelmed by the amount of card. Constantly looking up and around the space to take it all in. Fantastic! And as they investigate, they kick tiles across the floor or bump into piles causing them to topple and take on the sculptures of David Mach.I have had feed back from people happy to see the warm corrugated cardboard. “ it brought a smile across these lips.’, one lady confessed, ‘ and that is just what I needed.’, she finished.

Everyone walks through to stop at the projection. Are we that trained to think of film or television monitors as the real piece? It is the need for having an object/image to look at for an experience I believe most are looking. i think that it has proved to be distraction in teh installation as it often is in real life.