The Notebook Project
May 3 - June 25, 2006
Organized by KW|AG
"The artist's notebook can be viewed as a tool of creation while it is being used: or as a place, very similar to a studio, for thinking, musing and doodling." - Isabella Stefanescu
The genesis for The Notebook Project began in Isabella Stefanescu's studio with KW|AG curator Allan MacKay and discussion regarding the particular content and significance of notebooks to the artist's practice. From these initial musings a collaborative project was born under the artistic direction of Isabella Stefanescu. An image-sound-viewer interface was developed that allows the notebook to become an architectural space whose narrative sequence and sound is controlled and influenced by the viewer.
The pages of the notebook are transformed into wall-sized projected images with the viewer controlling the sequence of the content. The intimate notebook page becomes a wall and the sense of touch is replaced by the awareness of the viewer's presence in architectural space.
This collaborative image, sound and interactive project has invented a creative context which reveals the often private mark making and notations of the artist and provides a window into the artistic process.
The Singularly Significant Series showcases concise projects by high profile artists demonstrating significant historical and contemporary trends.
Presenting Sponsor: The Tula Foundation
Made possible through the generous support of:
Canada Council for the Arts
The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation
Ontario Arts Council
Brush with Art
Region of Waterloo Arts Fund
