A Sculpture (Reclining Figure) is an audio installation composed of two alternating texts performed by professional voiceover actors, each text describing an imaginary sculptural object. The first text is a wholly fictitious description, written using guidelines for describing artworks for non-sighted museum visitors. The second text is a composite, built from fragments of descriptions and reviews of actual sculptures found by conducting Google searches. This clip is an excerpt from the complete audio loop, which runs about 20 minutes.
This video shows a mockup of the full installation. As shown, the work is presented in a dimly lit exhibition space of variable dimensions. In the center of the space is placed a large, low plinth typical of those used by museums and galleries to present large sculptures.
A Sculpture (Reclining Figure) is an audio installation composed of two alternating texts performed by professional voiceover actors, each text describing an imaginary sculptural object. The first text is a wholly fictitious description, written using guidelines for describing artworks for non-sighted museum visitors. The second text is a composite, built from fragments of descriptions and reviews of actual sculptures found by conducting Google searches. This video replicates the original installation, which featured an empty plinth placed in an exhibition space and accompanied by the two spoken descriptions.