The Building as a Pretext [Sound Graph}
by Sarah Morris
Location: Terminal 1, Exit of C Concourse at TSA checkpoint
The Building as a Pretext [Sound Graph] is a site-specific artwork in which the motion of the lines, shapes, and colors are based on a visualization of the sound created when the title of the piece is spoken. The title refers to the fundamental idea that architecture determines and influences social behavior but emphasizes that a building is only as important as the people and activity which occurs in and around it. The artwork visually connects the visitors, passengers, and employees in this space with the iconic architecture of the historic Minoru Yamasaki-designed terminal at St. Louis Lambert International Airport — elevating both together
About the Artist: Sarah Morris
Morris often sites her work in spaces of transition and travel, such as airports and train stations. She is interested in the patterns of people’s movement in these public in-between spaces. The geometry and motion in Morris’ work is designed to feel familiar to viewers and reference an abstract, self-generating code often used in the iconography of maps, especially maps of urban transit systems. Morris uses these visual references to create a virtual map which relies on the interpretation and recognition of the viewer for meaning.Since the 1990s, Morris has produced a large body of work using paintings, films, site-specific wall paintings and sculptures which reflect her interest in networks, typologies, architecture and the city. Through her use both of reality and vivid, complex abstractions, Morris creates a new language of place and politics. She sees her paintings as self-generating, open to interpretation, motion and change, giving the viewer a heightened sense that they are part of a larger system. Morris currently lives and works in New York.
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