Amanda Wiser- Pedestal Project

For the Pedestal Project, I built a stage. The nature of the stage is that whatever is on top of it becomes the center of attention and focus, much like a pedestal. However, with a stage, and an inviting step, viewers can walk on the stage, and thus become the "artwork" themselves. While the stage is an old concept, and fairly common, it is not something typically associated with visual arts, but rather theater. The footprints on the stage left by passing viewers came as a happy accident to me, and allowed the stage to display evidence of those who had been there.