HF-200 Perceptions of Time Sixfold Symmetry Activity In groups of two or three, choose from one of the following four pieces in the Sixfold Symmetry exhibit for this activity. (Note that one of the options includes two pieces by Vera Molnar – if you opt for this, you should consider both pieces together during the activity.) To start, spend 2 – 3 minutes looking at your chosen artwork. (It’s longer than you think!) Don’t make any notes yet, simply spend the time looking at the piece. Consider the “lifespan” of the artwork from the initial concept through to today, with you observing it in the Sixfold Symmetry exhibit. As a group, develop a timeline or sequence of steps that list the processes that occurred during the creation and display of the piece in order from oldest (first) to youngest (last). Consider how you are able to determine the order of events. Are there some points in the process where the sequence is hard to discern? Does pattern or the disruption of pattern help or hinder your analysis (or both)? Are there gaps in your timeline? Can you predict what may happen to the piece in a year? In a decade? In a century? What evidence are you using to make those predictions? 1. Members of the Ezillio Community (Ebonyi State, Igbo Cultural Area, Nigeria) Ukara Cloth, n.d. Cotton and Indigo dye 54 x 78 inches Collection of Toby and Barry Hecht 2. Victor Ekpuk (Born Nigeria, 1964, lives and works in Washington, DC) Drawing Memory, 2016 Black paint and chalk, site-specific wall drawing, dimensions variable Courtesy of the artist
HF-200 Perceptions of Time Sixfold Symmetry Activity In groups of two or three, choose from one of the following four pieces in the Sixfold Symmetry exhibit for this activity. (Note that one of the options includes two pieces by Vera Molnar – if you opt for this, you should consider both pieces together during the activity.) To start, spend 2 – 3 minutes looking at your chosen artwork. (It’s longer than you think!) Don’t make any notes yet, simply spend the time looking at the piece. Consider the “lifespan” of the artwork from the initial concept through to today, with you observing it in the Sixfold Symmetry exhibit. As a group, develop a timeline or sequence of steps that list the processes that occurred during the creation and display of the piece in order from oldest (first) to youngest (last). Consider how you are able to determine the order of events. Are there some points in the process where the sequence is hard to discern? Does pattern or the disruption of pattern help or hinder your analysis (or both)? Are there gaps in your timeline? Can you predict what may happen to the piece in a year? In a decade? In a century? What evidence are you using to make those predictions? 1. Members of the Ezillio Community (Ebonyi State, Igbo Cultural Area, Nigeria) Ukara Cloth, n.d. Cotton and Indigo dye 54 x 78 inches Collection of Toby and Barry Hecht 2. Victor Ekpuk (Born Nigeria, 1964, lives and works in Washington, DC) Drawing Memory, 2016 Black paint and chalk, site-specific wall drawing, dimensions variable Courtesy of the artist
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