Object size: 30.5 x 63.0 x 81.5 cm Dimensions variable. Please refer to individual dimension.
Jean Marie Syjuco’s engaging "See Me, See You (Revenge of the Giraffe)" transforms visitors into voyeurs and performers. By weaving in elements of fun and play, Syjuco invites viewers to explore and participate in the artwork. Surrounded by graphics of giraffes and acacia trees on the walls, viewers may interact in different ways with an abstracted, wooden female giraffe sculpture. If they open the giraffe’s torso by lifting a lid on its back, they may peek at the gestation of its baby. They may also stand on the top step of its platform, which is decorated with a star; or look through the tiny peeper on the giraffe’s nose to see their own feet from the giraffe’s perspective. Viewers may also engage the giraffe in conversation by opening the lid of its head and talking to it. All the actions and reactions of the viewers are captured on a video camera and livestreamed on a television that is situated in a separate, physical space, for other people to observe from a distance. The combination of these components alludes to the title of the work.
