Marek Frind↓

About the work

The Viewing of a Spatial Threshold

The impulse behind this work was the artist’s reflections on the question of placing a virtual object in the position of a statue. A virtual object can be seen as truly three-dimensional when it begins to share a space with the observer. The position of the observer is thus crucial for the capacity for spatial perception, which is essential for the perception of a sculptural object. The object becomes an interaction with the virtual environment.

The installation is an attempt at viewing space and perceiving it as an object. Space is here understood as a three-dimensional input. In other words – unlike an object, space includes the possible act of its direct observation. The possibility of adopting an active position within a virtual environment and of observing this interaction is thus a direct part of the work as a whole.

The virtual environment explores the idea of artistic creation and the tunnel vision that results from such efforts. The viewer thus moves in an environment that exists between virtual inspiration and physical creation.