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This is not the space for honesty, Installation shot, Oscar Alfonso, 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is not the space for honesty, Detail, Oscar Alfonso, 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is not the space for honesty, Detail, Oscar Alfonso, 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is not the space for honesty, Detail, Oscar Alfonso, 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is not the space for honesty, Detail, Oscar Alfonso, 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Framing the entrance of the exhibit, the installation consisted of the repetition of the handwritten phrase \u201cThis is not the space for honesty.\u201d Taking the wall as a personal physical space within the context of a university graduating show,\u00a0it is an act of laying claim to that space and questioning the limitations of both the show and personal expression.<\/p>\n

Through the use of repetition, this installation involves the simultaneous creation, distortion, and destruction of meaning. The phrase carries\u00a0an ambiguously personal and yet distant voice that references the act of writing lines, the repetitive processes of learning and memorization, and the internal reinforcement of ideas we seek to convince ourselves of. Written small, by hand, and with pencil, it is an\u00a0idea that can be easily overlooked, or simply smudged out. In the process This is not the space for honesty <\/em>subverts\u00a0the graduating show as a venue for visibility and the showcasing of achievements.<\/p>\n

This is not the space for honesty<\/em> was exhibited in the 2016 SFU BFA Graduating Exhibition _____________, and a space <\/em><\/a>at the Audain Gallery in Vancouver, BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"