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July 21, 2025

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Current Disturbance
Mona Hatoum

Referencing both the human body and rigid systems of abstraction, the installation Current Disturbance 1996 is made from an immense grid of over 200 cages, light bulbs and the amplified sound of electric currents. As the bulbs light up and fade out at irregular intervals, they sporadically illuminate the surrounding gallery. Inside each of the cages rests a single lightbulb, all interconnected via a central convergence. Another single bulb is suspended inside the structure, illuminating the junction box at the centre. The grid of metal cages sets up a contrast between the sense of systematization and the chaos of randomised flashing lights and the mess of wiring covering the floor. The tension arising from this juxtaposition of elements serves to intensify the feeling of suspended energy and instability, inspiring a certain discomfort in the viewer.

There's more at this link, but even I am not cruel enough to subject you to it.

This would be a mildly amusing installation if it were not taken so seriously. The description is laughable, using the post-modern technique of obfuscation by vocabulary. None of those descriptors make any sense in the real art world of evocation of beauty and emotion!

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Another single bulb is suspended inside the structure, illuminating the junction box at the centre. The grid of metal cages sets up a contrast between the sense of systematization and the chaos of randomised flashing lights and the mess of wiring covering the floor. The tension arising from this juxtaposition of elements serves to intensify the feeling of suspended energy and instability, inspiring a certain discomfort in the viewer. There's more at this link, but even I am not cruel enough to subject you to it. This would be a mildly amusing installation if it were not taken so seriously. The description is laughable, using the post-modern technique of obfuscation by vocabulary. 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