Curatorial Statement

We sought to personify the spirit of this university while utilizing the time slot and space allotted in a meaningful way; we created a surreal, pseudo-hidden experience meant to attract the viewers organically in small groups or individually by appealing to their curiosity. We presented the audience with a literal and surreal metaphor, pertaining to their feelings during finals week, in the sense that it's an unexpected time to ask students to consider that their space is working as hard as they are and that Hunt library, and CMU in general, embodies the sentiment: Our hearts are in the work.