This exhibit was very different from what I had imagined. Moyra Davey, "Fifty Minutes", is a series of vignettes where she speaks a monologue about nostalgia and psychoanalysis. She incorporates photography and reading also into her work. The main theme of the "Fifty Minutes" film is traveling to her therapist in the Upper East Side of New York. This is preceding the tragic "911" which she makes connections too. As well, she quotes from "Reading in an Age of Uncertainty, by Vivian Gornick the article talks of post war conditions.
My favorite vignette is called "The Fridge", the monologue begin read is hilarious! She talks about 911 and a black out that happened during the summer. Moyra while talking comes to the realization she is deeply connected to her fridge. Her complaints of her husband over cooking and putting tons of left overs away. Moyra's aggravation towards her child for leaving the fridge open for to long. The list concludes her pacing in front of the fridge almost in the matter of proclaiming its hers and not to step the boundaries.
At the Fog museum I got even more intrigued by her work. She is a photographer, the photo exhibit held shows her art pieces within the past tens years. The pieces vary from records staked, books, even copper pennies.
The "Copper Heads", gives you a lot to think about. On the on going theme within her work of psychoanalysis coincides by showing you the viewer that we take for granted simple things in life. The amazing colors and dissipating Lincoln are beautifully blown up in a grid like order. I will never forget my sister walking down the street saying, "America is the only country that would not pick up change, never mind leave it to fall". The penny is practically worthless as the dollar bill has lost value of what it used to be. This saddening economic downfall is what i feel Moyra is trying to show. Overall I really enjoyed her outlook through her work.
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