Mika Tajima
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
Work from The Extras
“Conceived as a film set, stage, greenroom, and prop house structure, The Extras includes a selection of sculptural works, both previous and new, performances, a video and a slide piece. Scattered throughout the ground floor in scenario arrangements, the sculptures double as “actors” waiting in the wings, on set, put to task, others stowed in racks on the side. This mise en scène employs formal devices such as framing and painting tropes, elements of interior design and architecture to delineate various positions of inclusion and exclusion, obstruction and transparency, segment and surplus.”