Rather than try to untangle the realm of the imaginary from that of the real, Amy Hsieh’s piece, Electro-reception, builds off of these mental glitches that instigate dreams and intuitions. She says “laundry drying racks remind me of electric transmission towers†and sets out to construct that very notion. The sculpture asserts her belief in gut feelings and everyday objects alike and exhibits a commitment to not suppressing or censoring her unusual brand of logic. Amy Hsieh believes that her work illustrates the ancient principal of the Tabula Smaragdina: What is above is like what is below – a concept that opens up numerous possibilities for metaphysical symmetries. Do you see the transmission tower in the laundry rack? Are you willing to take that very same leap as the artist? Does some other parallel notion cloud your vision?
