Romy Enrichment Workshop

I most enjoyed attending the Rubin Museum of the enrichment workshops. It was a fascinating experience that far outreached the Baruch Voices. Voices felt forced amongst a student body of non-actors, let’s be honest. The Rubin, though requiring a higher level of prior understanding to fully appreciate a majority of the work – the paintings really hit home with me. Additionally, there were some bizarre interactive works that caught my attention. Specifically, there was a piece comprised of a miniature castle with some tiny plastic animals that played eery music in an attempt to highlight incredibly recreated architecture as well as some commentary on society. Another piece that caught my attention was a truly interactive one. This piece was a staged living room that one would find I believe in Afghanistan where there was recently a war going on. This squalor of a “home” was comprised of some plastic draped over some wood over some blankets, cushions, and a single chair. Over this cozy facade of a room were little toy army men and toy bombs. This juxtaposition of intimacy and comfort with the presence of the brutality of war that is additionally treated as a game gave the feeling of invasion the people living in this area must feel. One felt like a pawn in a much grander scheme of things in which you are not included. In addition to these pieces were plenty of paintings that were really fabulous but I won’t bore you with too much detail.