In Stride
Mirrors and metal
91 x 91 x 91 cm (approx.)
36 x 36 x 36 in (approx.)
Edition of 3
New York, 2016
Press Release:
Time Equities Inc. Art-in-Buildings is pleased to announce the newest exhibition at the West 10th Window: Gustavo Prado, In Stride (Measure of Dispersion Series). Prado's work explores the dynamics of space – public, private, and personal – through sculpture, drawing, performance,photography and video. In the Measure of Dispersion Series (2014-ongoing), Prado has developed a highly mutable system of modular metal structures and blind spot mirrors. The artist deploys these ordinary materials in afluctuating array of combinations that can resemble clouds, columns, growing vines, alien spaceships, and elaborate security systems. In Stride most closely resembles the latter: the simple blind spot mirrors reflect the world in elaborate patterns, fragmenting bodies and environment, while also recalling the materials used to disguise the gaze of surveillance cameras. Prado situated In Stride atop a reflective floor, further amplifying the disjunctive effects of the mirrors. In Stride, like all works from the Measure of Dispersion Series, compels viewers to approach with a siren call of reflections and #selfie opportunities. The work is simultaneously engaging and alarming, reflective and recording, voyeuristic and surveying. As such, In Stride echoes the complex and layered experiences that manifest in public spaces. The West 10th Street Window is curated by Natalie Diaz and Jennie Lamensdorf and is sponsored by the Time Equities Inc. (TEI) Art-in-BuildingsProgram. TEI is committed to enriching the experience of our properties through the Art-in-Buildings Program, an innovative approach that brings contemporary art by emerging and mid-career artists to non-traditionalexhibition spaces in the interest of promoting artists, expanding the audience for art, and creating a more interesting environment for our building occupants, residents, and their guests.
Interview about the project
Mirrors and metal
91 x 91 x 91 cm (approx.)
36 x 36 x 36 in (approx.)
Edition of 3
New York, 2016
Press Release:
Time Equities Inc. Art-in-Buildings is pleased to announce the newest exhibition at the West 10th Window: Gustavo Prado, In Stride (Measure of Dispersion Series). Prado's work explores the dynamics of space – public, private, and personal – through sculpture, drawing, performance,photography and video. In the Measure of Dispersion Series (2014-ongoing), Prado has developed a highly mutable system of modular metal structures and blind spot mirrors. The artist deploys these ordinary materials in afluctuating array of combinations that can resemble clouds, columns, growing vines, alien spaceships, and elaborate security systems. In Stride most closely resembles the latter: the simple blind spot mirrors reflect the world in elaborate patterns, fragmenting bodies and environment, while also recalling the materials used to disguise the gaze of surveillance cameras. Prado situated In Stride atop a reflective floor, further amplifying the disjunctive effects of the mirrors. In Stride, like all works from the Measure of Dispersion Series, compels viewers to approach with a siren call of reflections and #selfie opportunities. The work is simultaneously engaging and alarming, reflective and recording, voyeuristic and surveying. As such, In Stride echoes the complex and layered experiences that manifest in public spaces. The West 10th Street Window is curated by Natalie Diaz and Jennie Lamensdorf and is sponsored by the Time Equities Inc. (TEI) Art-in-BuildingsProgram. TEI is committed to enriching the experience of our properties through the Art-in-Buildings Program, an innovative approach that brings contemporary art by emerging and mid-career artists to non-traditionalexhibition spaces in the interest of promoting artists, expanding the audience for art, and creating a more interesting environment for our building occupants, residents, and their guests.
Interview about the project
Measure of Dispersion (2014-ongoing) is a series of sculptural installations that aim to amplify and manipulate the spectator’s field of vision. Made from concave and convex mirrors of many sizes that Prado attaches to industrial metal structures, the sculptures create something akin to an anti-camera that reconfigures the viewer’s vantage point and amplifies notions of (dis)location.
Rather than capturing a specific moment like a camera, the mirrors reflect a fragmented body seen from uncontrollable angles and different points in space simultaneously. The resulting viewer experience is a challenge to the impulse to project preconceived assumptions onto what we see: we are made to test our sense of familiarity with our surroundings and, more importantly, with ourselves.
Rather than capturing a specific moment like a camera, the mirrors reflect a fragmented body seen from uncontrollable angles and different points in space simultaneously. The resulting viewer experience is a challenge to the impulse to project preconceived assumptions onto what we see: we are made to test our sense of familiarity with our surroundings and, more importantly, with ourselves.
