Gwangju Biennale 2004
Invitational Art to Wear Exhibition
Gwangju, Korea
The artwork, Slight Protection from the Inevitability of Extinction, is a response to the Biennale’s title and theme: “Dust and Water are vital natural phenomena, which can be understood as ecological orders describing the cycle of creation and extinction”. While one function of apparel is to protect from the elements, these conceptual garments offer little protection from outside forces. Meanwhile, acts of creation are energized by artists’ desires to leave uniquely human marks on the world. Thus, making works of art is our effort to protect against extinction. The materials used in this artwork are essentially dust and water. The co-existence of solid forms, deteriorating shapes, and muted shadows suggests the enduring interplay of presence and absence.
Slight Protection From the Inevitability of Extinction. Front view.
72”H x 72”W x 34”D.
Basswood, muslin, thread, cotton gauze, plaster, wire, Thai unryu paper, polymer medium, paint.
2004
Slight Protection From the Inevitability of Extinction. Front view, detail (center).
72”H x 72”W x 34”D.
Basswood, muslin, thread, cotton gauze, plaster, wire, Thai unryu paper, polymer medium, paint.
2004
Slight Protection From the Inevitability of Extinction. Front view, detail (right side).
72”H x 72”W x 34”D.
Basswood, muslin, thread, cotton gauze, plaster, wire, Thai unryu paper, polymer medium, paint.
2004
Slight Protection From the Inevitability of Extinction. Back view.
72”H x 72”W x 34”D.
Basswood, muslin, thread, cotton gauze, plaster, wire, Thai unryu paper, polymer medium, paint.
2004
Slight Protection From the Inevitability of Extinction. Side view
72”H x 72”W x 34”D.
Basswood, muslin, thread, cotton gauze, plaster, wire, Thai unryu paper, polymer medium, paint.
2004
Sculptures Relating to the Voice to Vision Project
Banished. Front view.
Dimensions with base: 104”H x 33”W x 78”D
Mixed media sculpture: 76”H x 31”W x 76”D
Base (birch): 28”H x 33”W x 78”D
Oil on mixed media construction.
2005
A response to Gina Kugler, who jumped from a train that was enroute to Treblinka.
Banished. Side/Front view.
Dimensions with base: 104”H x 33”W x 78”D
Mixed media sculpture: 76”H x 31”W x 76”D
Base (birch): 28”H x 33”W x 78”D
Oil on mixed media construction.
2005
A response to Gina Kugler, who jumped from a train that was enroute to Treblinka.
Banished. Side/Front Detail #1.
Dimensions with base: 104”H x 33”W x 78”D
Mixed media sculpture: 76”H x 31”W x 76”D
Base (birch): 28”H x 33”W x 78”D
Oil on mixed media construction.
2005
A response to Gina Kugler, who jumped from a train that was enroute to Treblinka.
Banished. Side/Front Detail #2.
Dimensions with base: 104”H x 33”W x 78”D
Mixed media sculpture: 76”H x 31”W x 76”D
Base (birch): 28”H x 33”W x 78”D
Oil on mixed media construction.
2005
A response to Gina Kugler, who jumped from a train that was enroute to Treblinka.
Banished. Interior Detail.
Dimensions with base: 104”H x 33”W x 78”D
Mixed media sculpture: 76”H x 31”W x 76”D
Base (birch): 28”H x 33”W x 78”D
Oil on mixed media construction.
2005
A response to Gina Kugler, who jumped from a train that was enroute to Treblinka.
Opening in the Dark. Front view.
Dimensions with base: 67.5”H x 39”W x 46”D
Mixed media sculpture: 49”H x 32”W x 44”D
Base (birch): 18.5”H x 39”W x 46”D
Oil on mixed media construction.
2004
A response to Sabina Zimering and her memoir, Hiding in the Open.
Opening in the Dark. Back view.
Dimensions with base: 67.5”H x 39”W x 46”D
Mixed media sculpture: 49”H x 32”W x 44”D
Base (birch): 18.5”H x 39”W x 46”D
Oil on mixed media construction.
2004
A response to Sabina Zimering and her memoir, Hiding in the Open.
Opening in the Dark. Interior detail.
Dimensions with base: 67.5”H x 39”W x 46”D
Mixed media sculpture: 49”H x 32”W x 44”D
Base (birch): 18.5”H x 39”W x 46”D
Oil on mixed media construction.
2004
A response to Sabina Zimering and her memoir, Hiding in the Open.
Kinderflight. Front view.
Oil on mixed media construction.
Dimensions with pedestal: 74”H x 17”W x 17”D
Mixed media sculpture: 56”H x 17”W x 17”D
Pedestal (birch): 38”H x 12”W x 10”D
2004
A response to Lucy Smith and her story of hiding with her mother.
Kinderflight. Back detail.
Oil on mixed media construction.
Dimensions with pedestal: 74”H x 17”W x 17”D
Mixed media sculpture: 56”H x 17”W x 17”D
Pedestal (birch): 38”H x 12”W x 10”D
2004
A response to Lucy Smith and her story of hiding with her mother.
Kinderflight. Interior detail.
Oil on mixed media construction.
Dimensions with pedestal: 74”H x 17”W x 17”D
Mixed media sculpture: 56”H x 17”W x 17”D
Pedestal (birch): 38”H x 12”W x 10”D
2004
A response to Lucy Smith and her story of hiding with her mother.
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