Artworks

Malevich Finders

Six devices, composed of rotatable bases and distinct apertures to capture views, are named View-Finders. Since there are targets of geometric figures in the space to be viewed at, these devices can also be called Form-Finders.
The correspondence between the Form-Finders and the geometric figures is not straight-forward. The image of the geometric figures would be distorted due to the position and viewing-angle of the Form-Finders due to perspective. For this reason we have adjusted the geometric figures. For instance by looking up through a square shaped Form-Finder would only find it to coincide with a trapezoid shaped target. Another example would be due to long distance perspective, viewing through a bar shaped Form-Finder would sense the coincidence of its aperture with a bar shape that is extended onto three columns. Similar experiences can be drawn from other Form-Finders as well. At the same time, while looking through the devices, the viewers would perceive a deeper understanding and awareness of the site.

Participant

Yonghe Zhang