Thursday, 28 January 2010

[Exhibition] Miroslaw Balka: How it is




I met a impressive conceptual art in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern.


'How it is' is Miroslaw Balka's immense huge steel container and it takes visitors into the heart of darkness. Everyone wants to see what's in there, to know how it's done.

Before entering the container, I was really afraid about what is inside. However, actually there was nothing. It was just empty. That is his intention.

I felt manipulated, for instance, to begin with: drawn into and through the darkness by animal curiosity. Everyone wants to see what's in there, to know how it's done. And the space has its obvious associations. Once you have run through them – occupied the space with your thoughts, as it were – what's left?

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