The project, ‘The Obscure Objects of Desire and the Rise of the Technological Chimera’ looks at how media technologies are remediated. How such technologies manifesting as objects emit a presence which is not singularly transparent but is in a sense haunted.
The ‘Day for Night Project’ in the Press: ArtPrize 9 Juror’s Shortlist Public Response – Larry Ossei-Mensah
Interview with Larry Ossei-Mensah 9/25/17 Interviewer: Jim Moreno Camera: Brandon Cooley Produced by The Rapidian and GRTV Proud services of the Community Media Center
The term Chimera has had a long and rich history dating back to Greek mythology with the most famous definition defined by Homer in the Odyssey where he describes it as “a thing of immortal make, not human, lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle, and snorting out the breath of the terrible flame of bright fire.”
Holy Cow Television, is comprised of two skinned TV units, one of which is an integrated TV/VCR combo unit. Both TV units rest on a bare wood skeleton frame. A small plastic cow sits in front of the first TV, and its projected double can be seen on the second TV set just behind it.
The thematic basis of Monologues: A Meditation In 3 Movements was to create an over arcing exploration of media-based perception.
For the ninth iteration of the world’s most radically open art event, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University’s (KCAD’s) TheFedGalleries @ KCAD will unveil an exhibition that explores the gap between our authentic experiences of reality and the artificial experiences we encounter daily through a never-ending and ever-evolving barrage of media.
Promotional Video for ArtPrize 9, 2017 hosted in Grand Rapid, MI – showing various venues and artworks including The Day for Night Project by John Naccarato which was part of the group exhibit at The Fed Galleries, KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI, 2017
‘Untitled (aka Leonard)’ was the first Hybrid Sculptural Object, conceived for a series entitled ‘The Limits of Control’ (2009), followed by three other Objects entitled, ‘Untitled (aka Marta’), ‘Holy Cow Television’, and ‘Presence’.
Untitled (a.k.a. Marta) was developed in relationship to Untitled (a.k.a. Leonard). Each of these Hybrid Sculptural Objects were meant to interact with each other through the syncopated clicking and clanking sounds emitting from their speakers.