Useless Machines
2012
series of sculptures inspired by the huge number of machines created in the history of mankind, as well as the shape, texture and colour of the found objects that are incorporated into these works. Nasrallah feels that we are surrounded by numerous types of machines, many of which work wonderfully but are without any real benefit. They look perfect, with their advanced features, but in fact they are useless and we could live without them with any difficulty at all. In this series the sculptures all seem to have a function but effectively they do nothing. Rather, they invite the audience to imagine the story behind the objects fixed on the wooden cubes. Why are they here? What is link between them? And how would they work if the machines were active? The objects used in this project are collected from different places; they include electrical elements, such as switches, buttons, wires, light bulbs, tools alongside objects you would find in a sewing kit or stationary drawer.
For the interactive project, The Story Converter, the audience are invited to write something personal on a card hidden inside a custom-made black box. They cannot see what they are writing. The artist will then use their scrawled text to create a new doodle drawing, combing this donated material with his own visual experience and thoughts. The resulting drawings will be displayed besides the anonymous writings, the input and output of the black box, a virtual machine. In exchange for their participation, the audience will receive a handmade notebook created from recycled paper.
2012
series of sculptures inspired by the huge number of machines created in the history of mankind, as well as the shape, texture and colour of the found objects that are incorporated into these works. Nasrallah feels that we are surrounded by numerous types of machines, many of which work wonderfully but are without any real benefit. They look perfect, with their advanced features, but in fact they are useless and we could live without them with any difficulty at all. In this series the sculptures all seem to have a function but effectively they do nothing. Rather, they invite the audience to imagine the story behind the objects fixed on the wooden cubes. Why are they here? What is link between them? And how would they work if the machines were active? The objects used in this project are collected from different places; they include electrical elements, such as switches, buttons, wires, light bulbs, tools alongside objects you would find in a sewing kit or stationary drawer.
For the interactive project, The Story Converter, the audience are invited to write something personal on a card hidden inside a custom-made black box. They cannot see what they are writing. The artist will then use their scrawled text to create a new doodle drawing, combing this donated material with his own visual experience and thoughts. The resulting drawings will be displayed besides the anonymous writings, the input and output of the black box, a virtual machine. In exchange for their participation, the audience will receive a handmade notebook created from recycled paper.