Self High Five Machine
Self High Five Machine
an installation by Deniz Ozuygur
www.denizozuygur.com
deniz.ozuygur@gmail.com
July 1 - 15, 2010
chashama 266 Window Space
266 West 37th Street
New York, NY
(between 7th and 8th Avenues, A/C/E/1/2/3 to 34th Street, N/R/Q/W/7/shuttle to Times Square; M16, M34 buses to 8th Ave, M10, M20 to 36th St)
Opening Reception: July 2: 6 - 8p
Viewable daily: 11a - 7p
In her piece, Self High Five Machine, Deniz Ozuygur examines her grade-school memory of the high five as the ultimate symbol of acceptance and popularity. Having been on the wrong end of too many "missed it!" and "too slow!" high fives, the artist takes the matter into her own hands (ha!)
Using two rubber casts of her right arm, Deniz attempts her own DIY solution. One arm is anchored to a wall. The other is attached to a motor and rotates at a speed of only one rotation per minute. This cinematic slow-motion effect builds suspense and excitement in the audience.
All does not end well, however, as the self Hi-five machine itself produce a less than satisfying brush of the fingers. Yet many optimistic onlookers remain, in the hopes that the next one will be just right…
Deniz Ozuygur is a Turkish born visual artist based in New York. She is a storyteller first and foremost. Her work often combines many different mediums into a production. Her stories take the form of tableaux, and are similar to museum dioramas in the way they actively engage the audience and capture the essence of a character or a moment. These invented characters and moments often stem from personal childhood experiences and musings.
The characters, often made of a fleshy rubber, are first brought to life as sculptures. Once the sculpture is complete, the character is photographed. Many of the characters are then transformed into props as they go forth to play roles in stop-motion animation videos. While the materials and processes in her work vary, the artist’s talent for skilled and playful simplification and her very particular sense of humor are always present.
an installation by Deniz Ozuygur
www.denizozuygur.com
deniz.ozuygur@gmail.com
July 1 - 15, 2010
chashama 266 Window Space
266 West 37th Street
New York, NY
(between 7th and 8th Avenues, A/C/E/1/2/3 to 34th Street, N/R/Q/W/7/shuttle to Times Square; M16, M34 buses to 8th Ave, M10, M20 to 36th St)
Opening Reception: July 2: 6 - 8p
Viewable daily: 11a - 7p
In her piece, Self High Five Machine, Deniz Ozuygur examines her grade-school memory of the high five as the ultimate symbol of acceptance and popularity. Having been on the wrong end of too many "missed it!" and "too slow!" high fives, the artist takes the matter into her own hands (ha!)
Using two rubber casts of her right arm, Deniz attempts her own DIY solution. One arm is anchored to a wall. The other is attached to a motor and rotates at a speed of only one rotation per minute. This cinematic slow-motion effect builds suspense and excitement in the audience.
All does not end well, however, as the self Hi-five machine itself produce a less than satisfying brush of the fingers. Yet many optimistic onlookers remain, in the hopes that the next one will be just right…
Deniz Ozuygur is a Turkish born visual artist based in New York. She is a storyteller first and foremost. Her work often combines many different mediums into a production. Her stories take the form of tableaux, and are similar to museum dioramas in the way they actively engage the audience and capture the essence of a character or a moment. These invented characters and moments often stem from personal childhood experiences and musings.
The characters, often made of a fleshy rubber, are first brought to life as sculptures. Once the sculpture is complete, the character is photographed. Many of the characters are then transformed into props as they go forth to play roles in stop-motion animation videos. While the materials and processes in her work vary, the artist’s talent for skilled and playful simplification and her very particular sense of humor are always present.
