The Former Mistake, 2008

Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH

“The Former Mistake,” a site-specific installation spanning two galleries, was created for the Currier Museum of Art’s inaugural “Spotlight New England” exhibition program featuring New England artists.

“The Former Mistake” posed a scene of architectural upheaval that viewers could move through, under and around.  In “The Former Mistake,” Reynolds, ultimately challenges us to questions our perceptions or not only her fabricated space, but also the world in which we live.”
-Sharon Matt-Atkins, Exhibition Curator, Currier Museum of Art

 

Dimensions: 15’ x 36’ x 49’4”

Materials: Foam panels, foam board, wood, paint, stain

Photo: Tim Gaudreau

Yellow patterned wall near entrance to main gallery.
Tower of falling wood boards and panels in architectural installation by Kirsten Reynolds.
Close-up view of tall tower made of falling fake wood boards.
Person walking through the installation by Kirsten Reynolds.
Two yellow, patterned walls leaning against gallery wall.
Sculpture of a biomorphic creature on the floor.
Yellow patterned wall near entrance to main gallery.
Tower of falling wood boards and panels in architectural installation by Kirsten Reynolds.
Close-up view of tall tower made of falling fake wood boards.
Person walking through the installation by Kirsten Reynolds.
Two yellow, patterned walls leaning against gallery wall.
Sculpture of a biomorphic creature on the floor.
The Former Mistake, 2008
Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH

“The Former Mistake,” a site-specific installation spanning two galleries, was created for the Currier Museum of Art’s inaugural “Spotlight New England” exhibition program featuring New England artists.

“The Former Mistake” posed a scene of architectural upheaval that viewers could move through, under and around.  In “The Former Mistake,” Reynolds, ultimately challenges us to questions our perceptions or not only her fabricated space, but also the world in which we live.”
-Sharon Matt-Atkins, Exhibition Curator, Currier Museum of Art

 

Dimensions: 15’ x 36’ x 49’4”

Materials: Foam panels, foam board, wood, paint, stain

Photo: Tim Gaudreau

Funding for this site made possible in part by the NH State Council on the Arts