How should viewers approach Curators Eye I in terms of installation arts interventionist role?
LSS: People have to drop their preconceptions of what the ‘art-going’ experience is because it’s going to be very different here. When they come into the gallery to see all the installations, they’re going to go into different rooms; they’re going to shift into different worlds. What they need to do is not only focus on the objects but also the ambiance for the objects. They viewer has to bring more than just their eyes and their feet to the experience but also their noses, their ears, their whole beings to understand what these artists are trying to say with their works. SR: To what extent has Curator’s Eye I fulfilled your vision? LSS: What I wanted to do with this Curator’s Eye was to fulfill the vision that the National Gallery had for the purpose of the exhibition, which I interpreted as being a catalytic element in the annual exposition of Jamaican art to perhaps stimulate debate and a little controversy but also to make people look at Jamaican art and an aspect of Jamaican art d
