Public Art: Theory Practice and Populism. Cher Krause Knight.

I started reading this book while writing my research report in BA3a however it has continued to inform my creative practice and been particularly relevant to the participatory artwork I am now working on.

Krause Knight starts this book by discussing Marcel Duchamp and Dadaism. One particular sentence from this opening resonated with my work; '"Spectators" bore a great responsibility - if not to change their behaviors, at least to question the social norms that formed them."

'The artist cannot fully express his own intent, so the viewer must complete the Creative Act; without someone to react to and interact with the art, the artist process is forever unfinished'

The relationship between these ideas and my Pandemic Snakes and Ladders is important. Although I am producing a physical artwork that can be displayed, the piece will not be complete until it becomes a performance. When the audience actively play the game other spectators will view the physical action of people moving up and down, trying to make their way to the end.