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Amy Davison: Artist Statement
As a child, I grew up in a home filled with memories, objects with memories, objects that relate to other objects with memories and a family who obviously loves to collect. At a young age, I noticed that there were many gatherers in my life that absolutely loved to hoard, like myself, such as my family members, best friends and teachers. As I matured, it finally occurred to me that collecting was a type of art, versus the internal/external conflict I had been struggling with for a long time.
It has taken many years to find an outlet, as well as an actual form for my art, through which I can express my concern for the multitude of objects that seem to be growing by the day in and around my home. Throughout my life, I have collected many things such as board games, objects in nature, random boxes and keys, but first and foremost, before any other item, I have collected friends.
In 2008, an identity piece I worked with in my sculpture class caused me to interview those closest to me. I conducted a survey with each individual and placed them in old books, which were used to fill a hollowed log—returning the books to their original state. I was then able to give each of the carefully selected books a purpose and a personality, one that was more meaningful to me. The log was symbolic of my connection to the earth, to my surroundings, as well as its contents and the individuals that each book contains within. This project helped open my eyes to the lives of the wonderful people surrounding me and led to further interest in examining them; therefore, it was the actual contents of the log library that essentially led to this exhibition: The Art of Recollecting. Therein, both re-collecting the collections of others that are close to me and also reminiscing on the pasts of each person and the objects they have collected.
This installment allows for the chance to share with the world a gathering of both my friends and influences in the art world and the incredible assemblies that have been acquired from them. I hope that with this project I will open the eyes, hands and hearts of my audience to the wonderful world of collecting, with every intention of finding beauty in the bountiful.
Now, here is your chance to get to know them as I have. Please play along by choosing a Bingo ball, finding the corresponding collection, studying a portion of each very personal assortment, and then you may examine their reasons for collecting with the matching interview sheets, which can be found within each marked envelope. Each of you may tally up your selections and record your experiences using the Bingo cards, so that I may learn how this collection might have inspired you. Thank you and enjoy!
Orchestre de Chambre des Jeunes et Fabrice Mantegna en Concert @ Palais de la Culture de Puteaux, Mars 2010
Orchestre de Chambre des Jeunes et Fabrice Mantegna en Concert @ Palais de la Culture de Puteaux, Mars 2010