Artist Talk: Carol Emmons

 

After listening to the whole lecture, I figured out that Carol Emmons' art series includes both large, site-specific installations and smaller works that are all involved with how humans navigate the world. Her investigation mainly focuses on memory, place, desire, and time, drawing inspiration from astronomy, history, and philosophy, as well as popular culture elements. This blending of high and low culture reveals a persistent fascination with liminal spaces and boundaries, such as the intersections of word and image, object and symbol, and space as both context and content.

The primary focus of her works is on the means and limitations of comprehending the universe, with various approaches used as lenses to perceive the world. These installations are intended to be physical spaces for exploration and personal reflection, rather than specialized functions. In this way, the artworks address the nature of art itself, viewing it as an experience rather than a static object and emphasizing the working cohesively between artist and audience.