From Afar It Is an Island
From Afar It Is an Island, 2013
The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Ann Arbor, MI
From Afar It Is an Island (vitrine with 107 objects)
Pigment, cardboard, sodium chloride, wax, fired and unfired clay, resin, fabric, thread, wood, embroidered bird feet, bone, fur, leather, moon rock, citrus peel, petrified carrot, carved seed, dried, kelp, sea-reed, milkweed seed pod, modeling material, foam, eraser, iron hook weight, glassine envelopes, polystyrene, tissue paper, found hardware, insect pins, iron and wood stands.
Dimensions variable (72 x 24 x 7 inches in museum vitrine)
Bird’s-eye view, From Afar It Is an Island (vitrine with 107 objects)
Pigment, cardboard, sodium chloride, wax, fired and unfired clay, resin, fabric, thread, wood, embroidered bird feet, bone, fur, leather, moon rock, citrus peel, petrified carrot, carved seed, dried, kelp, sea-reed, milkweed seed pod, modeling material, foam, eraser, iron hook weight, glassine envelopes, polystyrene, tissue paper, found hardware, insect pins, iron and wood stands.
Dimensions variable (72 x 24 x 7 inches in museum vitrine)
List of Possible Categories
Inkjet print
8 x 5 inches
Vitrine 2; Objects identified from front to back:
Vessel 1, Wire, fabric, thread, wax, 6 x 4 x 9 inches
Vessel 2, Resin, cardboard, paint, 4 x 3 x 5 inches
Dwelling 1, Resin, wax, foam, thread, 5 x 3 x 4.5 inches
Dwelling 2, Glassine envelop, wax, sodium chloride, 2 x 1.5 x 2.5 inches
Vessel 3, Cardboard, papier-mâché, paint, 7 x 4 x 4 inches
Engine, Cardboard, fabric, clay, wax, 7 x 4.5 x 4 inches
Headless Effigy, Resin, wax, polystyrene, cardboard, powder-coated metal stand, 3 x 4.5 x 13 inches
Organ, Polystyrene, tissue paper, glue, string, 9 x 5 x 3 inches
Vitrine 2; Objects identified from left to right:
Vessel 1, Wire, fabric, thread, wax, 6 x 4 x 9 inches
Vessel 2, Resin, cardboard, paint, 4 x 3 x 5 inches
Dwelling 1, Resin, wax, foam, thread, 5 x 3 x 4.5 inches
Dwelling 2, Glassine envelop, wax, sodium chloride, 2 x 1.5 x 2.5 inches
Vessel 3, Cardboard, papier-mâché, paint, 7 x 4 x 4 inches
Engine, Cardboard, fabric, clay, wax, 7 x 4.5 x 4 inches
Headless Effigy, Resin, wax, polystyrene, cardboard, powder-coated metal stand, 3 x 4.5 x 13 inches
Organ, Polystyrene, tissue paper, glue, string, 9 x 5 x 3 inches
Detail, From Afar It Is an Island (Headless Effigy)
Resin, wax, polystyrene, cardboard, powder-coated metal stand
3 x 4.5 x 13 inches
Of Calcareous Sinter, 2013
Salt crystals over cardboard and resin
20 x 12 x 19 inches
Detail, From Afar It Is an Island (bird’s feet)
Bird’s feet, rope, cotton embroidery
3 x 3 inches
Detail, From Afar It Is an Island (compass/trap)
Crystalized salt, wax, clay, fabric, wood
5.5 x 3 inches