I'll be right here waiting for you, 2023
Paper towel dispensers, paper toweling, tissue boxes.
I’ll be right here waiting for you to finish is a site-specific installation utilizing paper towel dispensers, woven toweling, and tissue boxes to create an immersive experience for the viewer to be “held” by these familiar bathroom products. Investigating the idea of the bathroom as a place of comforting respite, this installation will create a small quiet contemplative space within the larger gallery.
This work was installed at the Truman State University Art Gallery from October 17-December 1, 2023.
Special thanks to Ryan Fontaine and Kristin VanLoon for suggesting this venue, Heide Cook, Aaron Fine and Nick Phan for making it happen, Josie Winship for helping and all the rest of the wonderful people at TSU who hosted so thoughtfully!
Emmett Ramstad is a recipient of a 2022 McKnight Fellowship for Visual Artists, funded by The McKnight Foundation and administered by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Photos by Emmett Ramstad and Nick Phan
I’ll be right here waiting for you to finish is a site-specific installation utilizing paper towel dispensers, woven toweling, and tissue boxes to create an immersive experience for the viewer to be “held” by these familiar bathroom products. Investigating the idea of the bathroom as a place of comforting respite, this installation will create a small quiet contemplative space within the larger gallery.
This work was installed at the Truman State University Art Gallery from October 17-December 1, 2023.
Special thanks to Ryan Fontaine and Kristin VanLoon for suggesting this venue, Heide Cook, Aaron Fine and Nick Phan for making it happen, Josie Winship for helping and all the rest of the wonderful people at TSU who hosted so thoughtfully!
Emmett Ramstad is a recipient of a 2022 McKnight Fellowship for Visual Artists, funded by The McKnight Foundation and administered by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Photos by Emmett Ramstad and Nick Phan