“Nexus Machine Shop”, Nexus Machine Shop & Gallery, 2nd Conference on the International Opportunities in the Arts, presented by Transcultural Exchange Organigation 2009, Boston (USA).

During my stay in Boston I was surprised to learn of a house underground, famously known as the Nexus Machine Shop and Gallery. For me, this underground house was a chaotic museum of technology, full of wondrous machines for making things, including the standard table saw, lathe and drill press. The wealth of materials and mess of the space inspired me to make a series of work from the objects around me. Created organically from both the space and my fingers, I produced and composed these works by way of intuition and arbitrariness. During this very interesting experience, I had the occasion to think a lot about how many various objects might be put together to create endless abstract histories. Later, I wondered how much the physicality of an artwork relies on its ready-made objects and materials. How many syntheses of the materials may have previously existed? How a person could manage to be happy via the touching (feeling) of the objects? How much does the gestures (the hands’ movements, manipulation) and the visual perception of one person determine the aesthetics of the objects?

Dimitris Ameladiotis

attendee

2009

Art Residency Programme: 2nd  Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts, presented by  Transcultural Exchange Organigation 2009, Boston (USA).

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