This piece is really intriguing. It’s located in what used to be the taxidermy shop, near the back of the museum. Those are bubbles, actual bubbles, coming from the floor of the room. They’re transfixing to watch as they move around. I had the chance to talk to Lisa about her work, and she said that it’s about metaphors in architecture and accessing inaccessible spaces. A lot of her other work relates, it’s about dealing with the residual, with things left behind.
Another thing that’s sort of funny is watching other people interact with the installation. The best conversation I overheard was between a small child and their parent, as the child was trying to play with the bubbles.
“I wanna touch the bubbles.”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“I don’t know.”
I also got the chance to talk to Drew Vanderveen and Michelle Terry, members of the collective Not Design, who did the graphics work for SiTE:LAB. They’ve been involved with SiTE:LAB “since SiTE:LAB became SiTE:LAB” and their piece is part installation, part workshop. I really like this way of doing things, seeing the process of creating something adds a lot to the finished product. Their prints are made using a letterpress, which creates entirely unique prints. The press that they have at SiTE:LAB is a proofing press. On the press bed, they compose the movable type. When they’ve decided on a final design, they lock the letters in the press, ink the letters, and start printing. This process is fascinating to me, and I hope that I’ll have the chance to try one day.
