Caricamenti by Rania Haris

When you walk inside the exhibition, the first two pieces you see are related to an’s strengths Plato Now, an interactive media piece which Downey performed at the Olson Gallery in Ithaca, New York in 1973. This performance's inspiration came from the structural and philosophical similarities between the tale of the awakening cave and video and cinema technology. As a drawing collage and video (itself a montage composed of footage from two performances, Plato Now and Three Way Communication, and scenes from the artist's studio), this work highlights Downey's ongoing task of testing the limits between spectator, performer, and participant, as well as examining the con

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