Orange County Museum of Art officials debuted the museum's Orange
Lounge art gallery at South Coast Plaza last week, and I took the
assignment not quite knowing what the lounge was about.
I found the Orange Lounge to be a unique gallery. Its
presentations are all multimedia displays, and the interior design of
the space is as distinctive and modern as the art pieces.
My goal was to try to make an image that did not merely show the
new gallery. I wanted to give our readers a feeling of the space and
artwork.
The Orange Lounge has an 800-square-foot project space in the
back, which is designed for 360-degree projections. Artist Diana
Thater's video piece, called "Wicked Witch," is on display. Thater's
video images were of poppies in continuous motion. Layers of color
are separated in order to create disorientation and confusion. I shot
the display at a slow shutter speed. It was a necessity in order to
capture the images on the screen. I had quite a few shots of people
sharply silhouetted. But this patron had walked passed me as I was
making an exposure, blurring her image slightly.
Usually a blurred subject doesn't work, but in the context of this
gallery, and my goal of representing the artwork, I felt this blurred
motion worked well.
-- Steve McCrank
