The Venice Vending Machine 9 “ Mercatus Liber- Free Market”
Art-E- Motion in association with Venice agendas 2019 which took place at Hamilton House Bristol 22 to 24 November 2019
I participated in this exhibition by submitting 2 small pieces of work, which packaged in a 100mm transparent sphere. The 2 pieces of work are responding to the theme of the Venice Vending machine 9 Project : “ HOW DO YOU VALUE ART?”, “ WHAT DOES THE WORD “ MARKET” SUGGEST TO YOU?
As an emerging artist, I always question myself how to voice out my thoughts in this harsh and competitive art field. What urge me and inspire me in making art in this difficult environment? At the same time, what response do I expect from the viewers in return? Honestly it is HARD. No doubt you will be ignored if you are too green, and eventually it will make you easily give up if you are not tough enough to face the disappointments.
To respond the questions, I looked up the word “Market” thoroughly. The word “Market” is made up of “make” and “ art”, and “Market” is about business, money, exchanging good and service. My question is: Is it essential to relate art to commercial business? How to encourage the viewers to shift their attentions to artists’ thoughts instead of regarding artwork as a commercial business?
There are two pieces of work I created:
1.How to deny unknown artist? #1 Earplugs
By inserting the earplugs, voices of unknown artists will never be heard. To what extent are emerging unknown artists being ignored while priorities always go to “mid-career” and “established” artists?
2. How to deny unknown artist? #2 Hearing Aid
By putting on the hearing aid, will unknown artists’ voices be truly heard? Or is it just boosting up the majority voices of art business interests?
How can we have all voices heard clearly and equally in this art “Market”? Who own this responsibility? All of us?
