Curatorial Work
Artist Statement:
I celebrate amateur solutions to complex problems. I repurpose discarded objects and build mechanical contraptions that perform. The vulnerability of these instruments is critical to comprehending the humility of intervening to reorder everyday conditions. I work to establish equilibrium between ambition and uncertainty and use this frame to assess the perplexities of contemporary being.
Sean Derry
Installation view from Accompaniment, Allen W. Clowes Gallery, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2015 – January 30, 2015. Photo: Lisa K. Fett 2015.