“Consider the possibility of a site that is non-historical, non-specific, and non-relational; can this site exist? Theorist Marc Augé proposed his non-place as a resolution to this. A place where those inside are unaware and anonymous to one another; interstitial spaces where the objective is merely to pass through with haste. What about those who work in these sites? What about the disabled? What about the person who cant possibly move through life without awareness? The artist proposes an alternative to Augé’s. This site- this moment- the Non-Space as a paradox, a psychological manifestation that occurs within generic architectural sites that enacts an entirely oppositional response to anonymity-- Human-ness. The seemingly un-interesting space of transience and non-thought is a space that must evoke the human body, identity, and subjectivity because these homogeneous places allow for borderless engagement. They are often institutional, choice-less places; the social keys to participating in the world. As we evolve as a society, these overlooked spaces stand out more. Now more than ever, sites like airports, waiting rooms, highways, and fast-food restaurants connote meaning and association. The possibility that even the smallest detail or gesture could condition the globalized whole. I ask myself; can the politics of a waiting room lead us to a utopic end, or the depicted dystopia of science fiction?” -Bridget Moreen Leslie

Bridget Moreen Leslie is an Australian artist based in Brooklyn, New York and Durham, North Carolina. Bridget is interested in collapsing spatial and psychological barriers between class, noise, location, and body language by creating video and installations with a focus on sound, light, and mundane interior spaces. She uses Non-Spaces to explore the socio-political significance that occurs within crowds and how globalism perpetuates anonymity and sterility.

She received her BFA from Sydney University's Sydney College of the Arts in 2015 and received her MFA Fine Arts with Honors from Parsons School of Design in 2017. Bridget has written book reviews for FineArtsGlobe and Artbook/ D.A.P. She has worked at museums and galleries across New York as well as assisting various artists. 

Self-published, 2021

8” x 10”

213 pages