Ice Follies 2004

Ivan Juraki, Lure, 2004

Materials: Re-clad found hut with a light beam

Lure is a pure white toylike hut that blends into its surroundings except for the doorway. Through a large keyhole cut into the door of the hut a strong light shines enticing the viewer to look inside. This keyhole is the only access to the interior of the piece. Entry is frustrated. In doing so Lure acts to stimulate the viewer’s imagination. One doesn’t know what is inside, it might be something horrible or it could be something fascinating. The locked door and the tantalizing title combine to create a work potent with possible meaning.

Artist Bio:

Ivan Jurakic is a visual player, writer, and curator based in Hamilton, Ontario. He has exhibited at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Articite, Museum London, Gallery 96, Woodstock Art Gallery, Burchfield-Penney Art Centre, Big Orbit Gallery, CAFKA.05, and numerous off-site exhibitions. He received his MFA from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2004, and has worked as Curator for Cambridge Galleries.