Class Commentary: 08-03-12

Playfulness is where Tim Hawkinson's work emerges from. To counteract the full effect of childlike fun there are elements of darkness. In Überorgan the soft billowing forms exude the idea of fun, but with scale there is a menacing take over of space that creates an uncanny feeling. Scale has thrown the piece into a monster that cannot be fully comprehended and understood. It is if a mad scientist had created this monster, just as Frankenstein created his, by combining flesh with technology with the results being a hybrid without a true reason for being or soul. Which brings the name of the piece into focus, Überorgan. Hawkinson has directly referenced the body; he has created a superbeing's body part. Running continuously without fault of exhaustion, better than human, but ultimately this leads to its fault.