Week 2: Blog 2 Artist talk

The art show Inherited Traits presented work from Nina Katchadourian and Heidi Kumao was entertaining and focused on the idea of "family." Nina Katchadourian presented three artworks and the one that stood out the most for me was Genealogy of the Supermarket, which is a wall instillation with 90 framed photographs. Katchadourian explained that the main focus of the artwork is that consumers have created a personal connection with these iconic figures that are used on the labels. She presented this point of view by having a large wall with photographs spread out properly, creating a family tree that just about everyone in the audience can relate to. It certainly questions our process of buying food. As for Heidi Kumao, the artwork I found most appealing is Transplant; the video installation is beautifully tied up with the DVD player, projector, the bell jar, and paper id tag. Kumao layered her ideas of the Japanese Americans during WWII and the experience they went through by being forced to create gardens. The different elements certainly create an attraction from the audience and an emotional depiction.
Overall the show and artist talk was entertaining and the artwork presented certainly gave the audience a chance of their own interpretation and clear connection to the artist and artwork.