Panel F 2006
high gloss finish inkjet print on acrylic ed of 6
100.0 x 180.0 cm
Mina Young has recently graduated with a Masters of Fine Art from the Victorian College of the Arts.
I always suspected I was watching TV instead
of living life (Andy Warhol) Mina's most recent body of work, explores
the culture of the "screen", and our habit of relating to it
by browsing, sampling and reading between texts. It addresses concepts
of viewing and perception, narrative, intertextuality, celebrity, the
significance of location in personal history and popular culture, and
the make-up of fantasy and reality.
"I
assume that there is a boundary between reality and fantasy, a surface
that allows visual representation, simulation and reinterpretation to
occur. I refer to this as the "screen". The screen is a place
where images and sounds form complete or partial narratives in the context
of its creator, viewer and the mass audience.
Panel B 2006
high gloss finish inkjet print on acrylic ed of 6
100.0 x 180.0 cm
Panel C 2006
high gloss finish inkjet print on acrylic ed of 6
100.0 x 180.0 cm
"I use
the screen as a metaphor to describe our sensory perception of the information
of which we derive meanings - the all-immersive world of modern media
messages. I explore the idea that the screen can either obscure perception,
or act as a magic door, engaging the viewer in a transformational dialogue.
"The contents of the screen leaks beyond its boundaries. At one extreme, humans in our culture walk around inside an all enveloping screen. Continuous discourses are thrown at us. We have to make sense of this experience, and our typical interactions, the moments when we actively make "texts", are characterised by a heavy filtering of this material that is on tap. Browsing is the new expected mode of information consumption.
Panel D 2006
high gloss finish inkjet print on acrylic ed of 6
100.0 x 180.0 cm
Panel H 2006
high gloss finish inkjet print on acrylic ed of 6
100.0 x 180.0 cm
The exhibition consists of large-format photographic panels, installed in a continuous band 15 metres long. The glossy surfaces represent the "screen", the boundary where the struggle between fantasy and reality takes place. By presenting the work in a highly manufactured glossy format, I thought I could reference the glamorous language of advertising, fashion and film, and mimic the transitory clarity of dreams".