centre d'artistes.artist run centre
Window exhibition
30/12/07 - 12/01/08
Closing event: fri 11/01/08 from 5 to 7 pm
Inspired by a post-holiday winter walk in the city, Peter Flemming presents Reject, a retrieved xmas tree suspended and inverted in the gallery window. For 25 cents, the tree will shake for 25 seconds.
Reject emphasizes the absurdity of the life cycle of an Xmas tree, generally manufactured, purchased, briefly used as decoration, and discarded. The work offers one final bit of consumer use which, for a small fee, can be extracted from the holiday product. By inserting a second monetary exchange for the purpose of brief entertainment, the tree's cycle is prolonged and space for contemplation is created. While the trembling tree often provokes laughter, the initial reaction gives way to empathy and sadness for the unfortunate life-form that shakes itself bare for it's spectators.