Text for Subway
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Mark Clintberg
Artist's Statement:
This text continues my series of text-based projects in public spaces that present viewers with simple instructions. Whether performed or simply read, this project is aimed at subtly affecting the viewer’s emotional state according to the narrative suggested through these texts. In this way, Text for Subway frames the social moment enacted by citizens while waiting for public transit, presenting a whisper of revolution. Normally a relatively anonymous space, where eye contact is either accidental, avoided, or flirtatious, this text opens up the possibility that silent encounters could result in shared dialogues with strangers.
Artist's Bio:
Mark Clintberg is an artist, writer, and curator. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the Interuniversity Doctoral Program in Art History at Concordia University. He earned his M.A. at Concordia University, and B.F.A. from the Alberta College of Art & Design, completing a portion of his studies at the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design. His practice explores how private needs and engagements deserve demonstration in public space, and how public space might invade the private sphere in a meaningful way. Currently, he is studying art practices that use food as a primary material and incorporate activist strategies in order to collaborate with communities. His writing has been published in Canadian Art, Maisonneuve, Pivot, The Art Newspaper, Arte al Dia International, BING, Border Crossings, and BlackFlash. Public and private collections across Canada and the United States, including the National Gallery of Canada, have his work in their holdings.
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