Stretch, 2008
10'x 3' elastic string, masking tape |
This piece was created using yellow elastic string and masking tape. It was part of a show I was in with some friends in a Boston gallery. I mainly used the ceiling beam and the floor for this piece- hoping that the verticality and height of the lines would create a visual and actual tension in the piece that you could feel when observing it closely. I spent quite a bit of time building this piece on a ladder due to the tall ceilings. |
Instead of casting these pieces, I carved the plaster into specific forms. Plaster can be such a smooth and beautiful material- it is almost illuminated from within. These pieces are like remnants from a larger installation. |
Post-Harvest, 2007
variable dimensions; 3.5'x 12"x 2" (installed) hydrocal plaster, moss |
Public Privacy, 2004
36" x 36"x 12" (closed) 8'x 36"x 8' (open) copper, brass, steel, rubber, felt |
This piece was inspired by the fact that when it rains and everyone is under their umbrella, there is an interesting separation between people. We are all in our own private spaces, yet still in public together. The umbrella I made was closed by putting the two halves of the handle together and then raised up by sliding the handle up the central bar. It was a very complicated build with lots of mechanisms used to mimic the movement of an umbrella. |