I was asked to write a review for one of my classes mates installation pieces. The piece she had created was a box with mirrors inside it reflecting an animation placed at the bottom to give a sense of infinity. There were also head phones which a recording playing. Only one person could view the piece at a time as there was only a small hole too look through:
When I experienced the infinity box installation I found that it was very effective in creating a sensation of a never ending experience for the time you are listening and watching it. However I found that it also gave me a sense of entrapment into this unlimited void of infinity, as you can see the never ending repetition of the moving images traveling far into the background of the box and so far that you cant see how far it actually goes on for, giving a sense of no end and no stopping to this experience however also the colors used in the animation are cold colors and not so lively and again gives a feeling of hostility almost, a place void of emotion or warmth. This is then further emphasized by the cold robotic voice speaking through the head phones, lacking emotion. All of these things combined gave me an experience of never-ending and emptiness which related back to this idea of an infinite void. However the script of the void speaking through the headphones was full of emotion and deep thought. This contrasted with the empty never ending experience However the some of the things in which the voice spoke of again only added to the experience of loneliness “existence is a dark void of wonder, as obscure as the shadows that cascade through your skull” this made the experience a more personal one. Overall the experience I had was that this display was showing me a personal journey through a never ending void. Only one individual at a time can see or hear this display and so it makes it a private journey that you can only have alone. Similar to the journey through the void at death. The cold emotionless feeling and atmosphere I experienced could be connected to the emotions of death and so exaggerated this idea of traveling trough the void.
When I experienced the infinity box installation I found that it was very effective in creating a sensation of a never ending experience for the time you are listening and watching it. However I found that it also gave me a sense of entrapment into this unlimited void of infinity, as you can see the never ending repetition of the moving images traveling far into the background of the box and so far that you cant see how far it actually goes on for, giving a sense of no end and no stopping to this experience however also the colors used in the animation are cold colors and not so lively and again gives a feeling of hostility almost, a place void of emotion or warmth. This is then further emphasized by the cold robotic voice speaking through the head phones, lacking emotion. All of these things combined gave me an experience of never-ending and emptiness which related back to this idea of an infinite void. However the script of the void speaking through the headphones was full of emotion and deep thought. This contrasted with the empty never ending experience However the some of the things in which the voice spoke of again only added to the experience of loneliness “existence is a dark void of wonder, as obscure as the shadows that cascade through your skull” this made the experience a more personal one. Overall the experience I had was that this display was showing me a personal journey through a never ending void. Only one individual at a time can see or hear this display and so it makes it a private journey that you can only have alone. Similar to the journey through the void at death. The cold emotionless feeling and atmosphere I experienced could be connected to the emotions of death and so exaggerated this idea of traveling trough the void.
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