Aileen Hamilton

Artist Residency, Nara, Japan. July-August 2012

Fire is the ultra-living element. It is intimate and it is universal. It lives in our heart. It lives in the sky. It rises from the depths of the substance and offers itself with the wamth of love. Or it can go back down into the substance and hide there, latent and pent-ip, like hate and vengence. Gaston Bachelard, The psychoanalysis of fire

CARRY ON exhibition 55cm x 40cm x 20cm is a complete exhibition that fits within the Ryanair carry-on baggage restrictions. Inspired by the common statement " The artist is responsible for all shipping, insurance and travel costs" - So what is the affordable solution and how has this cost factor influenced the content of an exhibition? All contents of this exhibition fit inside a 55 cm x 40cm x 20cm box and the transport of this package is part of the process and exhibition.