Spatial Interventions

Revisiting yesterday's post, I wanted to rave some more about Michael and Alan Fleming's video work. Their performances integrating their own bodies into existing architecture explore spatial relationships: how these spaces are designed, how we interact with and respond to such spaces, how we shape and reshape our environment and how our environment shapes our interactions within it.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the documentation of these performances. The video was well-paced and highlighted many of the more playful aspects of their explorations. I enjoyed the creative approaches in relating to space and the deliberate manner in which movements were executed. Many of these pieces are strengthened by their symmetry and in how the two bodies relate to space as one.

Overall, I appreciated the manner in which the artists encourage the viewer to look at the space anew. I also enjoyed the public approach in that many of these pieces were performed in public spaces where viewers outside of the art community could happen upon them, depending on when and where they took place. I am especially intrigued by projects that engage the general population and not just the art community, and I liked that aspect of these performances.

You can check out some of the Flemings' works on their website.
http://spatialinterventions.com/