Cleansed Corner (An Energetic Field) presents a conjured presence – or, more specifically, a conjured non-presence – through the service of a spiritual practitioner requested to cleanse a given space by means of ritual practice and the casting of a spell.

Central to the work is the notion of conjuring. Just as ideas are conjured things, Cleansed Corner (An Energetic Field) too is a sort of conjured form; it seeks to test the potential power of affecting space with the unseen, making the invisible active and "charging" the invisible.

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No less important than the casting of the spell is the safe closure at the close of the exhibition. All of this activity takes place during installation and de-installation – the viewer is confronted with signage and a delineated space that point to the invisible activity and the resultant invocation. This might allow for some intellectual uncertainty, where we are confronted with the unknown effect of an unseen ritual.

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There is a deliberately ambiguous tone to the exploration, in which we as viewers are asked to consider the imaginative and analytical scope of the unseen – and its visual power. Disappearance, after all, is a strong force both politically and aesthetically.

Although the spell may be delineated, the question remains: how much does it spill over, and to what extent do the laws of spell casting apply to those of the museum?