Interactive
> ARTDNA
> 2008
> ARTDNA, like the Wishing Ceremony, was situated
in a busy public space. ARTDNA is a large green booth
which invites members of the public to enter and
interact. The space has been created so that
individuals can share facts and details about their
family history. Viewers were asked to participate by
simply writing any fact about their family on one of
the spaces provided. Interaction and participation
are central to Sally’s work and over 4,000 people
interacted with ARTDNA.
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> ARTNAOS
> 2007
> ARTNAOS is a new interactive work by Sally
Sheinman. A brightly painted wooden cubicle, it is a
contemplative private space for one person to enter
and spend contemplative time alone. With space
outside to write – and symbolically divest oneself of
– worries, the structure is envisaged as a ritual
chamber which participants can enter, drawing
strength and nurturing within for their personal
healing. Inspired by religious and psychotherapeutic
practices, the work echoes the idea of the holy
shrines located within ancient Egyptian and Classical
Greek temples which were believed to house the
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> ARTKACINA
> 2006
> ARTKACINA was created to celebrate the
experiences and achievements of Firstsite. Artkacina,
draws on Sally’s interests in mythology, community
and storytelling. After visiting the gallery the
artist was inspired to create a work that would
capture the vitality, energy and spirit of
firstsite’s last eleven years. Sheinman has created
544 artkacina – referencing ‘kachina’; native
American dolls traditionally used to teach children
about characters from Hopi Indian mythology. The
intricately painted hand-held sculptures are
accompanied by words which are all inspired by
firstsite.Learn
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> THE WISHING CEREMONY
> 2005
> The Wishing Ceremony is an interactive
installation by visual artist Sally Sheinman,
completed in collaboration with the University of
Hertfordshire, Leicester City and mac in Birmingham,
and with funding from Arts Council England. The
project has received wide coverage in the press,
including a special Woman's Hour feature broadcast on
Radio 4 on Boxing Day 2005.Learn
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