| By working with the characteristics of a chosen site I create sculptural installations that are architecturally as well as personally structured. Space and its parameters are examined, then altered, and manipulated, generating a very unique spatial environment, in order to sharpen our perception of it and of ourselves, beyond normal reality and its habits. I am interested in the psychology of place, or better yet, the psychology of displacement and how we respond to it. Through subtle interventions, I experiment with the viewer’s senses and emotions, making the viewer aware of perceptive boundaries and the hidden qualities of space, thus questioning one’s position in this world. | 
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Monika Goetz
Monika Goetz, Horizon, 2006. Sheetrock wall, 8 x 8 feet, fluorescent lights (color daylight white), white fabric, dimensions variable, depending on given space; here appr. 12 x 23 x 4 feet. Courtesy of the artist.
By working with the characteristics of a chosen site I create sculptural installations that are architecturally as well as personally structured. Space and its parameters are examined, then altered, and manipulated, generating a very unique spatial environment, in order to sharpen our perception of it and of ourselves, beyond normal reality and its habits.
I am interested in the psychology of place, or better yet, the psychology of displacement and how we respond to it. Through subtle interventions, I experiment with the viewer’s senses and emotions, making the viewer aware of perceptive boundaries and the hidden qualities of space, thus questioning one’s position in this world.
