Surveying Desire VIII: Reconnaissance

Derived from peculiarities of the gallery space (a low entry followed by a space over twenty feet high, columns and beams set askew, and imposing audio speakers), Reconnaissance considered the desire for companionship as it intersects with culture and technology. The drapes bore 1700 different personal ads, while the surrounding walls were scattered with tiny framed horoscopes and fortunes about romance, along with reliquaries featuring wishbones, dice, amulets and other objects related to the fulfillment of desire. A ten-foot high observation tower occupied the center; one climbed the stairs to utilize a telescope mounted at the top, while an audio loop played fragments of romantic dialogue from soap operas.