Secret Passage

By Charlie Hobbs
Friday, May 1st - Sunday, May 31st, 2009

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Secret Passage by Charles Hobbs is a new interactive installation that captivates the viewer literally. Upon entrance, a wooden sculpture of a smashed gate bisects the space, twisted and distorted. Ink drawings hang on the wall, and music from a theremin fades in and out. As unsuspecting visitors pass through the gallery, a gate suspended from above moves across the entrance, trapping them within the space.

Hobbs uses an elaborate mechanical rope and pulley system, fine woodworking, drawing, crochet, and electronics to actively confront the viewer and reverse the traditional experience of engaging art.