Master of Fine Arts candidate, Kelsey Felthousen, will be utilizing the Fine Arts Center Gallery as a “survelliance site” for her thesis exhibition, myspace, from March 24 - April 4. Felthousen will construct an inverted home in the Union Mall of the University of Arkansas campus, in which she will live during this time period. 
Gallery visitors will have the opportunity to sit and watch the artist in her “home” via an internet connection and large screen television, set up in the gallery for viewing. The irony of this situation is that the “viewer/voyeur” can also be watched, since the gallery is fronted with glass windows and doors.
Felthousen explains her thesis concept, as “(dealing) with the notions of an overexposed, vulnerable society that…feels unprotected. When creating this work I chose to broach the subject of sacred/private space and how that space is being given away freely, without thought of the consequences.”
“Sacred Space, as defined in this exhibition, is the preciousness of close relationships and the privacy within our lives and homes. One need not search far for evidence of this exposure. It can be seen in all aspects of our society, from television programming to technology.”
Construction on the outdoor installation piece began on March 14, with a house-warming held on Friday, March 21. A reception for the artist will be held on Friday, March 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Gallery and on the Union Mall.
To view the site online, go to http://www.uark.edu/home/11136.php
A reception for the artist will be held on Friday, March 28 from 5 - 7 pm in the gallery.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
This project invokes a multitude of thoughts about my own personal space as well as society on a wholes spaces. The connection to the digital space of the Internet and the real space of the Union Mall speaks miles to me about the landscape of humanity.
Thank you.