Michael Pinsky's neon line drawings displayed on Leicester Halls of Residence
Date uploaded: June 1, 2009
Detailed line drawings of students' rooms, in Newarke Point Halls of Residence, are displayed in animated neon on two exterior facades of the building, which can be seen across
Unknown Student celebrates particular students' life. The drawing freezes a moment in time by accurately documenting all their possessions. These objects date in time allowing the observer to guess the time that the artwork was installed. Unknown Student is concerned with the most pressing issues which students deal with when they first leave home, which tend to focus on domestic survival rather than academic success. The artwork is a monument to particular students, picked at random, whether they become a great 'success' or simply carry on unknown within the mass of society.
