Parlor Games: Parallax — Timea Tihanyi

PARLOR GAMES: PARALLAX

participatory installation, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, 2015

Parlor Games: Parallax explores themes of knowledge, discovery and chance by drawing inspiration from philosophy, theater, circus sideshows, parlor tricks, science labs and cabinets of curiosities.

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parlor games: parallax (installation detail)

Porcelain, glass and felt objects, wooden tables, video projection, video loops on two monitors, photographs of artists' and scientists' workspaces, black drawing paper, clay, and kaolin drawing sticks.

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parlor games: parallax (installation detail)

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parlor games: parallax (installation detail with projected video)

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parlor games: parallax (installation detail with porcelain objects and single channel video)

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parlor games: parallax (installation detail with porcelain objects and single channel video)

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parlor games: parallax (installation detail with porcelain objects)

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parlor games: parallax (installation detail showing participatory wall drawing)

In response to a call, artists and scientists from around the world contributed over 80 snapshot photographs of their workspaces. Photos are hung on the wall and scattered on the makeshift worktable for browsing. Participants drew selected objects from the photos on the wall, while other participants made clay objects based on the drawings.

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parlor games: parallax (installation detail showing participatory wall drawing)

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parlor games: parallax (installation detail showing the collection of photos contributed by artists and scientists of their work spaces)

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parlor games: parallax (wall drawing detail)

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parlor games: parallax (wall drawing detail)

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parlor games: parallax (installation detail with clay objects made in the gallery by participants)

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parlor games: parallax (installation detail with clay objects made in the gallery by participants)