This past week I took my first trip back to the Contemporary Art Museum since I've returned to the aina and I was very intrigued by the Suda exhibit. The best part about it was how very unknowingly interactive it was. I didn't quite understand what I was experiencing until I read Suda's statement about the pieces.
At first, as I walked into the exhibition hall and I realized that this was the first time I've seen the museum so bare. It was so empty that you actually got to appreciate its architectural being as a house, as it once was. Quickly by-passing the naked walls I discovered a few discretely placed plants, all of which are surprisingly made from WOOD! Oh Mr. Suda san how patient and graceful you are to create these delicate forms from such a rigid and unforgiving material. My favorite ones were the itty bitty grassies that were in the first room. I love it because i didn't even see them the first time around. When I took a closer observation I noticed that some of the local museum residence had made some daddy long leg spider webs over the pieces themselves having theses art forms actually become an appendage of the house.
To me this exhibit was successful both aesthetically and conceptually. The life like rendering transformation from wood to delicate plant life is amazing. Conceptually, the ability that the exhibit has to enhance the space surrounding the installation is a very effective. Overall, it is a small viewing but the inspiration I got from it was huge!
It is also worth checking out because Michael Arcega also has an interesting installation with the beloved monkey pods of the tcm where he uses the trees as a base for an architectual tent structure. One of the best views of it is to lay your head at the base and gaze in alignment with the tent cords and admire the giant tent tree.
