The Nested Selves at the ICA (Portland, ME), 2009
The Nested Selves at the ICA
The Nested Selves at the ICA (Portland, ME) (full view)
The Nested Selves, detail (Magda)
The Nested Selves, detail (seating area)
Table and chairs were among the furnishings collected for Three Point Nomad during their stay in the Portland ICA. The table is a central point for inviting visitors to be comfortable while absorbing its stories and things.
The Nested Selves @ the ICA Efrosini’s corner
The Nested Selves, detail (Activista)
Table view of Yiayia Efrosini on easel screen
The Nested Selves at the ICA books and entanglement arrangements
The Nested Selves/Theater of Self, mixed media interactive installation, overall dimensions: 15’ x 15’ x 15’, 2009;
The Nested Selves is constructed with the idea that the Self is multiplied into a subset of personas. Each one possesses divergent drives, narratives, and perceptions to inform the self at every moment. By name they are: Efrosini (the elder); Magda (her daughter): Activista and Proper One (daughters of Magda); and Tarantella (hired director/manager). Visitors were invited to walk through this immersive installation; to sit and review all of the accumulated objects used to develop and embody each of the 5 personas that were displayed around the room. Three media pieces played continuously presented each of the personas in the context of various places, situations, and environments: The Bedroom Series is a media piece projected on the table top laptop; Commutes, depictions from places both in the US and abroad, projected on the central wall; and The Nested Selves projected on a canvas propped on the easel, comprised of multiple sequences that unfold the stories and characteristics of each persona, their lifestyles, some of their dynamics with one another, and with visitors during studio visits.
The Nested Selves is constructed with the idea that the Self is multiplied into a subset of personas. Each one possesses divergent drives, narratives, and perceptions to inform the self at every moment. By name they are: Efrosini (the elder); Magda (her daughter): Activista and Proper One (daughters of Magda); and Tarantella (hired director/manager). Visitors were invited to walk through this immersive installation; to sit and review all of the accumulated objects used to develop and embody each of the 5 personas that were displayed around the room. Three media pieces played continuously presented each of the personas in the context of various places, situations, and environments: The Bedroom Series is a media piece projected on the table top laptop; Commutes, depictions from places both in the US and abroad, projected on the central wall; and The Nested Selves projected on a canvas propped on the easel, comprised of multiple sequences that unfold the stories and characteristics of each persona, their lifestyles, some of their dynamics with one another, and with visitors during studio visits.
