Horn's works act as extensions to the body - often inhibiting movement and senses. Her work is most well known through photographs, which are often shown alongside the wearable pieces. The sculptures themselves have been shown in glass cases and boxes, giving them the appaearance of museum artefacts which are meant to be preserved and not to be touched - the opposite of what they were designed for. Because of this, it is the documentation of Horns work that allows people to see how the work was intended.
Nick Cave -
Cave's soundsuits whilst designed to be worn and performed, have been shown in various galleries displayed on mannequins - which act as an obvious clue that the costumes are meant to be worn on the human body. This displaying is key to his more abstract works - such as the suits that have found objects attached and the suits that have little or no figure - as it creates an expectation for the audience that these suits will be worn. The way they have been grouped together in the gallery space coupled with the way that they face different directions as well as each other helps the soundsuits to develop their own characters.
Jonathan Baldock -
Similar to Nick Cave, the way that these sculptures have been positioned allows them to develop their own characters and make them look 'human'. They are positioned as though they are mid activity, The human aspect is enhanced by use of human features like eyes, nose, mouth and hands.
Older work - Foundation FMP - The House of No Inhibitions
For this piece of work I projected a video of people dancing onto the static collages of people dancing in the house. The combination of the sculptural house and the projection made it look like the figures in the house were moving slightly, and really brought the sculpture to life. I am considering projecting a video of people wearing the spectacles in a variety of environments ontop of the real life spectacles in the degree show. As then I would be able to show the movement of them in the show without having to have a performance or have people taking them off their stands.
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