World View II

WORLD VIEW II

The Clocktower, National and International Studio Artists Exhibition, The Institute for Art and Urban Resources, New York City.

Dimensions:
Aperture: 12″ H x 17″ W (30.5 H x 43.1 W cm.
Interior: 96″ H x 96″ W x 33″ D (243.8 H x 243.8 W x 83.8 D cm.)

Elements:
Corkscrew Bubbles, Volume of Water, Trembling Blue Mist, Pigment Sphere, Thin Red Poles, Sandscape

Materials:
Glass, Water, Air, Compressor, Incandescent Light, Elastic Thread, Blower, Timer, Steel, Motor, Paint, Pigment, Sand

Site Description:
The work was constructed on site behind and within a gallery wall in the context of a group show. It occupies no three-dimensional space within the gallery, but extends into a visual perspective beyond the room.

World View II was set flush into a wall and viewed through a plane of glass. The aperture revealed a series of layers within a shallow perspective. Small, energetic bubbles spiraled up through an invisible field of water and filled the entire picture plane. Beyond, a mirage of trembling, horizontal blue thread was set against a landscape of white sand mounds pierced with thin, red javelins. A veil of fluid silk appeared like rising steam in the far distance.

The work was a celebration of the world.