During the last week of February, I visited the Articulate Ink print show at the Dunlop Art Gallery. The show featured prints from the four members of Articulate Ink, all recent graduates from the University of Regina. Just outside of the gallery there was a type writer and a few other text and print items the audience could engage with. The addition of a type writer, magnetic words, stamps, and an old receipt printer added an interactive element not normally present in 2D art exhibitions. Prior to entering the gallery, I, as well as the people I was with, stopped to use the type writer. This allowed us to engage in a small part with the history and application of print, and gave the viewer context of the medium. This interaction gave the exhibition a performative aspect, relating it to intermedia art. I'm not sure if the interactive elements were chosen by the artists, the curator, or other people at the library, but either way it was a cohesive part of the show, and acted as a transition from library space to gallery space.
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