"The overall intention is to superimpose a sort of fictional narrative over the narrative that belongs already to the building . . ." – Regina Silveira
"Octopus Wrap" is the newest site-specific temporary installation at the Olympic Sculpture Park and it's by Brazilian artist Regina Silveira. Silveira's illusionistic techniques create poetic disruptions between us and the world. Her interventions on the exteriors and interiors of buildings, on city streets and in public parks, have wandered across building façades across the globe. Some of her installations have the appearance of occupations, infestations, or supernatural visitations; others seem to be fantastical apparitions that suspend the laws of nature and perception.
With "Octopus Wrap," the calm, white walls of the PACCAR pavilion at the Olympic Sculpture Park are noisily invaded by five motorcyclists who use the windows, walls, and floor as their racetrack. As you approach and enter the building, you are observing their progress via their intersecting tire tracks. Silveira gives us what looks like a physical imprint of the riders’ impossible journey. When seen from a distance, the undulating tracks create another, larger image, one that ensnares the architecture as if within the arms of an octopus. The installation will be temporary, but the new images and sensations it creates will enter our memory and form a lasting imprint of a different kind.
Regina Silveira: Octopus Wrap
May 11, 2019 – Mar 8, 2020
visitsam.org/exhibitions
