Ghost Room
The ghost room is the most haunted room in the building.
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William Plummer (Kansas City, MO) | Exchange (Kansas City) | August 2021Tapping into the unseen historical and spectral forces at Elsewhere, this altered cabinet functions as a permeable screen by drawing attention to effects of light and air within the Ghost Room. Through this atmospheric exchange, the sculpture commands a theatrical presence while drawing attention to its contents; stockings, beads, and pearls that drift and sway without the help of a body. "Perennial Channels" acknowledges the items we own that are meant to feel special or inspire wonder. From playful accessories to glass marbles, these things point at a commonality--the ways objects can undeniably reveal and reflect something about the people that have interacted with them.
As an artist with with an art history PhD, Franco makes the discipline itself his primary medium. For PICTURES ELSEWHERE, he considered the pivotal art historian Michael Baxandall's particular approach alongside his inheritance as an Elsewherian, the space and materials ultimately passed down from Sylvia Gray. This resulted in three new works: a performance for video, a book, and a live performance.
