The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art has just finished renovation of a property across the street from the main building, the Okada Sculpture Facility, that was originally a freight train depot. It’s a big beautiful space that will be used for the fabrication of large scale projects as well as being for the project-specific use of the artists in residence at the Bemis Center. The residents who are here this fall, including myself, are the the first artists who get to use the newly renovated space–very cool. From the moment I toured the place I had an affinity for this inner room, pictured below, which has yet to be converted into a spray booth room. Its high cinder block walls and small square footage make it feel like it could be some prison room or s&m chamber. I developed a video and installation piece that grew out of those feelings.
work in progress view
