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David Jonescu
Friday, October 03 - 2:30PM to 3:30PM
STU 221
Public spaces are defined as a social or gathering space. Although these spaces are
utilized by people throughout the day, as technology pushes us more and more into our
own private domains, many public spaces are left empty and unoccupied. In What
Remains, I examine vast spaces, which are associated with people, and photograph them
unoccupied. By photographing these social environments while vacant, and printing them
large format (23.4'' x 36''), the viewer is forced to examine the "physicalness" of the
space and to reevaluate its original purpose. The inherent space that remains transforms
into a memorial for what was once created.
Upon further examination of What Remains, the viewer is presented with little details that
present a small element of human interaction with the space. The emptiness that is
created within What Remains causes the viewer to explore these spaces for any element
of the human interaction that once occurred. These spaces are constructed with human
intention, unearthing patterns of order and logic imposed on these spaces by their absent
of their creators and inhabitants. Similar to Candida Hfer's work where the emptiness
within public spaces is explored, however the importance of these spaces is the chaos that
stems from the emptiness.
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David Jonescu
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