The one beneath is mysterious, falling below the line of sight
The one beneath is mysterious, falling below the line of sight
An exhibition of works by Catherine Czacki
An exhibition of works by Catherine Czacki
Curated by Elizabeth D. Miller
Curated by Elizabeth D. Miller
May 23–June 17, 2013
May 23–June 17, 2013
Visual Arts @ SME 406
Visual Arts @ SME 406
Opening reception on Thursday, May 23, 2013, 7–9pm
Opening reception on Thursday, May 23, 2013, 7–9pm
“The objects stand in for other things catachrestically. They denote their material or abstract themselves by mimicking other things, always closed to epistemological certainty. They cannot speak our language in our perceptions they can only repeat the name we give them. The thing will take its revenge by lasting slightly longer than its human counterparts. It will wither more slowly; it will learn to speak without words. It will become present as object in ways you were never as subject. It is not the solid ground that lasts forever – it is the malleability that is insinuated by the dialectic, to time and history subject to the play of opposing forces. Objects slide into discourse – silent witnesses paying back the debt of the symbol, the thing split in two. Alterity lies in their apparent obsolescence.”
“The objects stand in for other things catachrestically. They denote their material or abstract themselves by mimicking other things, always closed to epistemological certainty. They cannot speak our language in our perceptions they can only repeat the name we give them. The thing will take its revenge by lasting slightly longer than its human counterparts. It will wither more slowly; it will learn to speak without words. It will become present as object in ways you were never as subject. It is not the solid ground that lasts forever – it is the malleability that is insinuated by the dialectic, to time and history subject to the play of opposing forces. Objects slide into discourse – silent witnesses paying back the debt of the symbol, the thing split in two. Alterity lies in their apparent obsolescence.”
– Catherine Czacki
– Catherine Czacki