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Lea Redmond: Talks & Writings
 wunderkammer Talk20
A wunderkammer is a Renaissance "wonder room" full of curious objects, both "natural" and human-made. In this quick pecha kucha talk (20 sec/ea x 20 slides), Lea shares various ways we can make artful objects that create a more wonder-filled world. This presentation was part of Talk20 at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in San Francisco on May 19, 2011. |
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Artist Statement
I am interested in the realm of everyday material culture as a place of social engagement, critical thinking, and activism. I tip my hat to the old cabinets of wonder, but with a contemporary, critical twist. The dictionary tells me that the etymology of “curate” is to care for, and “exhibit” comes from to hold out. What I want to do is care for this world by holding out offerings – to curate the complex and boundless museum of meaning that is our everyday world. My dream is to find, or make, something so striking that, when I open my clasped hands and reveal it to you, your world is turned upside down, you fill with possibility, and your eyes start to twinkle. Read more...
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A "To Do List"
1. Have a silent tea party with blindfolds so everything is served and shared through touch.
2. Cut a small slit in your pillow, insert your hand and feel the feathers, then sew it back up.
3. Pet a moth.
4. Type with your tongue. Read more...
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 Undergraduate Thesis - 2003
Click the ant or this text for the full 7.6MB PDF file (126 pages)
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"A Few Notches" - Spring 2002
An essay on the words and woods of Thoreau's Walden.
Click here for the full 120K PDF file (8 pages)
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