Curatorial notes
Curator: Catherine Yass's "Corridors" presents us with a seemingly endless hospital hallway, a photograph mounted on aluminum measuring approximately 89 x 73 x 14 cm. Editor: Brrr, it's sterile yet eerie, like a dream where I'm lost in a never-ending maze of institutional blues and greens. Curator: Hospitals, as institutions, carry immense social weight. Yass often explores these spaces, highlighting how architecture shapes our experiences within them. Editor: It makes me think about the unseen stories within these walls, all that quiet suffering and the echo of footsteps rushing to emergencies. Curator: Precisely. And think of the power dynamics at play, the visual language influencing our perception of care and control. Editor: Like a stage set for dramas we can only imagine. This work is more than just a pretty picture; it's a portal. Curator: Indeed, Yass compels us to examine the structures—literal and societal—that confine and define us. Editor: Leaving me, strangely, with a sense of both unease and a quiet, contemplative wonder.
