Intersections Exhibition Catalog (PDF) - Minneapolis College of Art ...
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GRACEMARIE<br />
KEATON<br />
KATHERINE<br />
TURCZAN<br />
ARTISTS’ STATEMENT<br />
Where the Bee Sucks There Suck I is a video installation<br />
that allows the audience to observe an adolescent boy as<br />
he recites a poem and ties knots.<br />
Inspired by Boy Scouts’ survival methods, the act<br />
<strong>of</strong> tying knots references skills gained by physical<br />
practice and mental focus used to master a task.<br />
The poem, made up <strong>of</strong> coming-<strong>of</strong>-age poems, is<br />
structured to reflect both the interior and exterior<br />
voices <strong>of</strong> a young adolescent boy. The poem shows<br />
a developing ego that is cocky and insecure.<br />
The title <strong>of</strong> the piece is taken from Shakespeare’s<br />
The Tempest. In the play Ariel is an airy spirit who is<br />
imprisoned in a tree by the witch Sycorax. When Ariel<br />
is released, he sings a song to celebrate his freedom:<br />
Where the bee sucks, there suck I.<br />
INTERSECTIONS
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