A fan was placed at one end of the room and a large piece of paper at the other. The paper is thin enough to be lifted but strong enough to withstand folding back on itself. The fan remains on constantly so that the paper is changing naturally and never allowed to rest. However, as the viewer moved around the piece they broke the wind’s current and the paper reacted by losing its levity.
The thinness of the paper allowed the movement to be very fluid, recreating a wave form. The loud sound created also intensified the form and the feelings; similar to strong waves crashing onto a cliff face. Changing the paper’s thickness changed the movement and the feelings, as the sound quietened with irregularly loud bursts; more like gentle waves falling on a pebble beach.
The delicate balance of the paper was emphasised due to its whole length being lifted, and a void appearing beneath it. It became a sublime space, a poetic space because it was continually defying a natural equilibrium and it created a life of its own.
Robert Currie ©2005
