Nimil Blackflag left for us what looks like a very simple black box from the outside, which opens up to an interior installation once you enter.
Upon entering, you receive a notecard that reads, in part:
I have no explanations for what you will see in the box, just that they are pieces of me…
This is very clear – the work, while difficult to take apart, is quite clearly connected to some sort of personal, emotional part of the artist. This is both good and bad – on one hand, the charge of the space, the sense that this is a collection of images that are important to the artist and a space that is almost holy to that person, is apparent from the moment you enter. The downside of that is just as the artist has a problem articulating what she is trying to say, the viewer has trouble piecing together the various clues left for her. I think if the artist were able to more directly explain to herself what it is she’s trying to say, the meaning would also become more apparent for her audience.
This piece feels unfinished, but like a very promising start. I am intrigued and want to know more! Leave us something more, Nimil Blackflag, Best Name of the Week Runner-up! I want to see what else you’ve got.
beep, the nimil is a she. boys make stuff with cars and such amy.
Left by Ichibot Nishi on June 17th, 2008