Who's Counting and Temporal State Of Being by David and Hi-Jin Hodge

WHO’S COUNTING and TEMPORAL STATE OF BEING

BY DAVID & HI-JIN HODGE

10975 SW 17th St., Miami, FL 33199 t: 305.348.2890 f: 305.348.2762 e: artinfo@fiu.edu w: thefrost.fiu.edu Museum Hours: Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm / Sun: 12pm-5pm / Mon: Closed Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program

May 25, 2011 – September 18, 2011 Wilma Bulkin Siegal Gallery The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum

DINING 11 items

WHO’S COUNTING and TEMPORAL STATE OF BEING

BY DAVID & HI-JIN HODGE

The exhibit consists of two works that look at modern life. Temporal State of Being explores the idea that twenty-first century life is lived, to a surprising degree, in a context of boxes of our own making. From the room we sleep in, eat in or watch a movie in, which are contained in a larger box we call home, to the car, garage or office building. Have we lost a sense of the boundlessness and seamlessness of space and time, because of the pervasively rectangular environments and of everyday life? How does the "boxiness" of our civilized environment affect the way we see, feel and experience the world?

Temporal State of Being explores these themes via a media installation that engages the concept of a box in many ways, at multiple levels. The viewer will visit a box - the installation itself; watch boxes in the form of video screens; see and hear respondents' descriptions of how boxes are intertwined into daily life; and finally, be able to leave the boxes, and exit into a created aural environment that seeks to be free of boxes.

Opposite page images credits counterclockwise from top left.

Who’s Counting (Office 59 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Kitchen 258 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Bathroom 92 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Bags 13 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Living Room 17 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Ikea 35 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Bedroom 15 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Dining 11 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist

Who’s Counting consists of photographs that look at what the artists have in their home. Everything from how many teaspoons are in a drawer to the number of pillows on the bed. If it is not attached to the wall, it is counted as an object. Room by room the artists look at how many objects they own. How many things do you own? The number may surprise you.

David Hodge and Hi-Jin Hodge have created video installations for artistic exhibitions around the world. Their pieces typically blend editorial materials and innovative uses of technology to explore complex human and social questions. Above all, they create aesthetically appealing work that identifies foundational principles and expands on them through multiple viewpoints.

Their work encompasses both new and traditional types of media.

The exhibit runs through September 18, 2011 Additional associated events and lectures:

WHO’S COUNTING and TEMPORAL STATE OF BEING

BY DAVID & HI-JIN HODGE

The exhibit consists of two works that look at modern life. Temporal State of Being explores the idea that twenty-first century life is lived, to a surprising degree, in a context of boxes of our own making. From the room we sleep in, eat in or watch a movie in, which are contained in a larger box we call home, to the car, garage or office building. Have we lost a sense of the boundlessness and seamlessness of space and time, because of the pervasively rectangular environments and of everyday life? How does the "boxiness" of our civilized environment affect the way we see, feel and experience the world?

Temporal State of Being explores these themes via a media installation that engages the concept of a box in many ways, at multiple levels. The viewer will visit a box - the installation itself; watch boxes in the form of video screens; see and hear respondents' descriptions of how boxes are intertwined into daily life; and finally, be able to leave the boxes, and exit into a created aural environment that seeks to be free of boxes.

Opposite page images credits counterclockwise from top left.

Who’s Counting (Office 59 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Kitchen 258 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Bathroom 92 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Bags 13 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Living Room 17 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Ikea 35 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Bedroom 15 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist Who’s Counting (Dining 11 items), 2011, Photo mounted aluminum, 48 x 32 inches, Courtesy of the Artist

Who’s Counting consists of photographs that look at what the artists have in their home. Everything from how many teaspoons are in a drawer to the number of pillows on the bed. If it is not attached to the wall, it is counted as an object. Room by room the artists look at how many objects they own. How many things do you own? The number may surprise you.

David Hodge and Hi-Jin Hodge have created video installations for artistic exhibitions around the world. Their pieces typically blend editorial materials and innovative uses of technology to explore complex human and social questions. Above all, they create aesthetically appealing work that identifies foundational principles and expands on them through multiple viewpoints.

Their work encompasses both new and traditional types of media.

The exhibit runs through September 18, 2011 Additional associated events and lectures:

WHO’S COUNTING and TEMPORAL STATE OF BEING

BY DAVID & HI-JIN HODGE

10975 SW 17th St., Miami, FL 33199 t: 305.348.2890 f: 305.348.2762 e: artinfo@fiu.edu w: thefrost.fiu.edu Museum Hours: Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm / Sun: 12pm-5pm / Mon: Closed Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program

May 25, 2011 – September 18, 2011 Wilma Bulkin Siegal Gallery The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum

DINING 11 items