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Push to Reject

Title:

WOMXN 2019

Location:

Spectrum Project Space

2019

Push to Reject (Installation detail), 2019, Installation: variable  Plinth: 1.83m  x 460 cm x 460 cm  Step: 505 cm x 410 cm x 360 cm , acrylic, tape, readymade objects, MDF
Push to Reject (Installation detail), 2019, Installation: variable Plinth: 1.83m x 460 cm x 460 cm Step: 505 cm x 410 cm x 360 cm , acrylic, tape, readymade objects, MDF

Push to Reject is an installation that explores the social hierarchies within the art world.Emphasis is put on equality and fair pay for artists, through the employment of everyday imagery and ironic wordplay. The elongated rectangular form satires a gallery standard plinth for the display of artworks. This work endeavours to challenge conventional expectations, through the display of material objects within the “plinths” interior. To help reposition the way we value artists and the notion of art-making. The insert coin signage alludes to an arcade machine era and invites an unconventional exchange with the viewer, who can place their spare change in the coin slot. This physical interaction places the power within the viewer's hands, to recognise the artists and acknowledge their time spent producing artworks.