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Doria Sharra
ART Habens
audience reception is not something I
take into consideration when creating
them. I think it would be impossible for
me to work that way. In the Artist
Residency I recently took part in in
Sardinia (the Premio Marchionni
Residency from MAGMMA Museum), I
gave an artist talk to a group of young
students. Since they study different
subjects, they had a myriad of ideas
regarding the involvement of the
audience with art. Their views were
quite varied, and it seems to me that
this is a question that is important to
for one to consider early on.
Since we are living in a time wherein
we are exposed to thousands of images
on a daily basis, I have to say I agree -
art demands a certain kind of effort and
concentration. It doesn`t matter if the
work draws the viewers in slowly, or
takes over them all at once, almost like
love at first sight. If a piece is
compelling, it will linger in their minds
and raise interesting questions for
them to contemplate. I strive to create
work that makes that connection and
sparks that inner conversation.
Thank you for having me, it`s been a
pleasure discussing my works with you!
I have a few programs coming up, and
in my studio I will focusing on two
series from my current project. The
first is inspired by a major new trend in
adult toys emphasizes design that
might cater to one`s lifestyle, replacing
their previous main selling point, which
used to be functionality. The result is a
multitude of beautiful objects, which
one might not know what to do with at
first glance. The second deals with
questions related to discipline and
power exchange.
The audience is important to me in the
sense of the cultural conversation that
the works and myself are part of.
However, that being said, the issue of
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