About Boris
Boris Oicherman
I am an artist, curator, grants administrator, engineer... I've always had a hard time responding to the "what do you do" question.
What's your field of engineering? (Color Science...?) What art medium? (Conditional art...?) What do you curate? (Creative collaborations...?)
Answering a "simple" question with a conversation seemed the only way. It took me some years to realize that I'm having a hard time with having to segregate my work into fields, media, disciplines.
I also had a hunch that artists can attach themselves to any other field, have conversations with all other professionals.
So, I thought, this incredible freedom of artists can catalyze collaborations across all boundaries, and perhaps—one day—pave the way for a more integrated, holistic society.
Whatever my job title is, I'm an artist, and this is the work I do.
But freedoms always come with responsibilities. Artist Robert Irwin pointed out, some 50 years ago, "One interesting thing about being an artist now is that everything is a possibility. Which means you start out of the state of total chaos, and you have to assume the responsibility for every single thing you do or do not do."
