We have a critical art installation installed in the Alex Theatre management office window on the Fitzroy Street Boulevard that reflects a 24-hour cycle, though you currently cannot stand and watch this installation for that period of time. Nor should you travel to see the installation and as such is a highly accurate reflection of our lives currently in Melbourne.
‘Come, As You Are’
Artist Statement by Ash Dorman
Conceptualised and performed by Sarah Berrell, Aneeqe Khan, and Ash Dorman.
Come, As You Are is a video installation exploring life in a living space.
It is a long, main vein, of a two-bedroom apartment. The beings that live here truly live in the space, free to be themselves without judgment or worry of being exposed for their behaviour.
Their behaviour is hardly even acknowledged by themselves.
We observe through a mirror, representing a reflection on ourselves.
Empty space and heightened interaction with that space push us deeper into our self-observation.
There is beauty to be found in the mundane. Simply existing is something to be pondered, to experience, and to marvel.
This work is a response to an unprecedented global event and a call to appreciate both ourselves and those we share our spaces with. ... See more
