Sue Rees

Sue Rees aligns mechanisms inside of her
installation, Memory of Coming and Going III

Open a door and windows begin to move. Open, close, creak, squeak. Close the door and the windows stand still. Open another door and lights go on. Flash. Close the door and the lights go off. Entering this room-like structure through either door brings about unexpected changes, as if a ghost is nearby, toying with our surroundings. Quickly we learn, however, that we can control the changes occurring, the activation of the windows and lights, simply by closing the doors. This sculpture suggests that chance is an inevitable part of our movement and passage through time and space. But what do our memories of this movement, these comings and goings, consist of? What impact has each entry and exit we have ever made had on us or on others? Could we ever fully know?

Artist’s Comments
A room to alter upon one's entrance. A room where all is still until one enters in. A room where one can control the action by leaving and entering. A room where one could dream or imagine the inhabitants. They are there, but perhaps only in one';s imagination. The sound to indicate an entrance or wishing for an entrance. The windows moving to start a dialogue with the outside or to cease a dialogue. A conversation can occur between the outside and the inside by means of the windows. The doors being a means for a conversation to occur on the inside by invitation and entrance, not by chance. An open door results in the possibility of conversations to the outside, even though truncated. Sound occurs as you enter inside, and ceases when you close the door. The concept of the piece is to address the idea of action, reaction, and the possibility of chance.

Inside, watching, listening, and waiting as
the motors take the stage