String Theory Proposal

William Frese

Biography
      William Frese is a sculptor in the Fort Point Arts community in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University in Massachusetts.
      William creates sculptures for site specific interiors and exteriors utilizing a unique convergence of materials. The artist also employs simple visual documentation techniques to explore existing objects for inspiration and the diverse dialogue that they incite. “A good question,” the sculptor proposes, “is better than a great answer.”
      Williams’ sculptures have been exhibited in outdoor locations and galleries in New York and New England.

Vibration Landscape
William Frese
Libration Landscape
Film 2007

Artist Statement
Vibration Landscape

Vibration Landscape, an inspiring collaboration with sound artist Lou Cohen, is a visual projection.The film documents a huge tarp, cresting and falling in a strong breeze. Fascinated by the changing contours surfacing on the fabric and how the large translucent swatch of material appears to breathe, I intentionally directed the camera to a vertical postion to create a landscape orientated frame. From this adjusted perspective that emphasizes the fluctuating forms, this short film cycle seeks to reveal an imperceptible, dynamic kinetic force.

Within this visual documentation I realize the similarity
between the wind’s role of influencing form, articulated
in the fabric, and String Theories’ concept of the ability of vibrations to dictate the form of string-like loops.

Untitled Alteration #1
Curiosity about one aspect of String Theory, the notion of multiple dimensions, led me to create a sculpture that has an ambiguous presence within this gallery’s environment, capable of being experienced in two or more ways.

William Frese
Untitled Alteration #1
proposed drawing of installation, 2008

To convey this sense of ambiguity in a three dimensional form, I duplicated a section of a currently existing object within the gallery space. The new object was then carefully placed in specific proximity to the original structure.

Most people familiar with the gallery’s environment prior to the exhibition will be aware of the new presence; however, new visitors might not recognize this slight alteration to the space. Visit William Frese.