The drawers which house the work within the Cavendish
Museum have a number of labels on the outside which both form part of the
book-like qualities of the piece and provide an invitation to their opening - together
they form a text piece
what
does science look like?
repetitive
actions repeated
the
space between
to
be repeatable
controlled
and recreated
noisy
like air
evidence
of activity
building
a set of rules
intentions
and actions
thinking
outside thinking
tools
for thinking
balancing
always balancing
imagined spaces
a space of possibilities
assumed knowledge
presenting evidence
controlled
spaces controlled
optimisation
is compelling
in
stillness and silence
potential
for revelation
nano
folk-law
tools
for the mind and hand
thinking
through making
limitations
are important
making
the invisible visible
created
spaces controlled
grasp an understanding
make
science
of
something dimensionless
defiantly
transitional
a block of knowledge
potential
for revelation
the
ritual of work
interesting
not interesting
object
making
things that are
true
spaces
are created
engagement
with rules
measuring forces
thinking about possibilities
You could have told us that we were allowed to open the drawers! We didn't even know that it was an artwork, and anyway, we have firmly been told NOT to touch the artworks...
ReplyDeleteI assume that you have now opened the drawers. I hope you found what you came for or at least something of interest.
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