These screens could be
hung flat on the wall, in the manner of Japanese or Chinese screens. However
they are intended to be seen as folding screens, standing on the floor on
their little legs. The visual penetration around and beyond the screen is
important as once again it emphasises the picture plane of each panel. The
planes of each panel engage with their neighbouring panel in a kinetic manner
as the viewer moves past the screen – a visual pleasure denied when
the screens are mounted flat on the wall.
Another visual pleasure provided by the three dimensions of a folding screen
will be observed by the viewer approaching the screen obliquely and observing
the juxtaposition of alternate panels at varying focal points. Whereas a conventional
painting is designed for frontal viewing, these screens have been designed
with the intention that the side view share equal importance with the frontal
view.
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