Roni Horn

Roni Horn does very interesting work. I enjoyed the images of water the most because I feel they are closest to what I look to do. I like to show images of objects that most people do not "see" anymore because they are exposed to them so much. But if you take a snapshot of these objects, it forces the viewer to look at them in a different way than they normally would. What was really interesting about her work is that context plays a large role in the viewing and interpretation of the image. They are not just images that get placed in a portfolio book, they are placed in locations that contribute to the interpretation of the image. The images of the water were placed along the hallways and classrooms of a university. This relationship between the water and the students made you not only view the water differently, but also how you viewed the students. Her series of photographs of the clown were placed in a confined space inside of an old bank. Because her work is placed in such uncommon places, it forces you to take the context of the work into account as you view it. The series in which she places the images in freestanding class frames was also great to look at. Because the frames were arranged in a non-uniform manner at different angles, the reflection of one image would be shown superimposed onto another; this would change as the camera, or the viewer moved around the room. So you can see the same image from multiple angles, but because of these reflections, it is almost like you are seeing different images.