Clare Strand

10 Least Most Wanted began with the simple intention of selecting ten images from Strands teenage scrap books. This selection was however confounded by a random flick of the risk, which revealed the reverse side of one of the selected images. This happenstance action lead to all 10 images being flipped showing their reverse and unselected side. It is these unchosen, serendipitous images, sometimes just mere fragments, which become the exhibited material.

"10 Least Most Wanted comprises of 10 works within a bespoke cabinet. It was crucial right from the beginning that the sides of the selected (recto) and the de-selected (verso) image should be available or at least appear to be available to the viewer. Therefore I used a clear acrylic process that encased the images. The notion of showing the imagery fragments that were not selected as the ultimate exhibit seemed a suitably perverse act. Further slanting the pieces at a precise angle within the cabinet goads the viewer to bend and try and glimpse the 10 most wanted. The angle is just right, just enough so you can peek. Above all, it is the physical serendipitous act of making a work that is of the greatest interest to me. The simplicity of going front to back highlights, for me the shift between intention and realisation, and the confounding of an objective by the random “ Eyemazing Interview with Clare Strand.

10 Least Most Wanted is in the collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris, France.