Each bathroom has different set of figures of soap and towels and the viewer can only see these depending on the gender of the viewer. This was probably the intention of the artist but it would be interesting to see the entire work. The exhibit would be interesting to artist who look at unconventional venues to present their work. SomethingDevine works more as an installation piece rather than a gallery work. Coming from a background with doing installation work in non-traditional space, I appreciated how secretive Nichols was able to make his work. However, once you interacted with the pieces you wanted to keep seeing them. He effectively created a captivating yet discrete work. Nichols shows a good thematic approach to his exhibition, especially with his use of materials to convey a message. The problem is that the individual pieces aren’t able to tell a clear story. This lack of clarity and overall mundane approach to cohesion takes away from the exhibit. It does not take enough away to discourage people from seeing the exhibition but it is an aspect that can be improved on. Overall, SomethingDivine offers a worthwhile experience despite its lack of total
Each bathroom has different set of figures of soap and towels and the viewer can only see these depending on the gender of the viewer. This was probably the intention of the artist but it would be interesting to see the entire work. The exhibit would be interesting to artist who look at unconventional venues to present their work. SomethingDevine works more as an installation piece rather than a gallery work. Coming from a background with doing installation work in non-traditional space, I appreciated how secretive Nichols was able to make his work. However, once you interacted with the pieces you wanted to keep seeing them. He effectively created a captivating yet discrete work. Nichols shows a good thematic approach to his exhibition, especially with his use of materials to convey a message. The problem is that the individual pieces aren’t able to tell a clear story. This lack of clarity and overall mundane approach to cohesion takes away from the exhibit. It does not take enough away to discourage people from seeing the exhibition but it is an aspect that can be improved on. Overall, SomethingDivine offers a worthwhile experience despite its lack of total