Soura Magazine

In Lori Nix’s work, something catastrophic has happened, and all the people have disappeared. What exactly is this disaster? That is left up to the viewer to decide. The resulting destruction has left the manmade spaces to fend for themselves against the encroaching elements, as nature reclaims what is rightfully hers. These chilling scenes are intricately built dioramas, ironic in the sense that their construction is entirely controlled and manipulated by a human hand, only to result in representing the lack of control human beings ultimately have. After meticulously building her dioramas, Nix then photographs them and presents her work in large format.

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The only way to thoroughly appreciate most artwork is in person, however this is easier said than done. Here I am experimenting with some ideas to visually represent my work across the web. In the 1:50 gallery, I am attempting to reflect the overall finished size of my work on a 17 inch computer screen. Here I am experimenting with some ideas to visually represent my work across the web. On the 1:50 gallery I am attempting to reflect the overall finished size of my work on computer screens, tablet devices and smart phones.

My images are normally between two and three meters wide, which can cause difficulty when trying to show the scale in certain situations. By reproducing my large format work on a scale of 1:50 and placing it in a virtual gallery with people scaled to size to represent the average viewer, I hope to impart the sheer scale and size of the images. Whilst I acknowledge the best way to view art is in person, I also recognizes, for my work, this isn’t as easy as it sounds. The very nature of my work scale plays an important factor: hanging the images in the wrong space, either too big or too small has a detrimental effect on, not only the image, but how the image makes you feel.

Galleries spend a great deal of time and money on trying to get this aspect right and this started me thinking about how I could create the most perfect gallery to hang my work, and also to show the actual size and scale of the work in relation to the people viewing it. With One2Fifty.com I’ve scaled everything down from three meters to seven centimeters in an attempt to reflect the overall finished size of my work on a computer screen.

I have been pondering this issue for many years now and hope that by scaling everything down and using architectural scale figures, which are 36 mm tall you can better visualize the overall scale
of my finished work.

In an exclusive interview with Soura Magazine, David Anthony Hall shares with us his vision, his process, and the idea behind One2Fifty.com

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