sculpture to last a lifetime &
fossil fuels forever
sculpture to last a lifetime, 1990
All are welded steel and plastic.
Hydromaze, 12 x 8 x 3.5 feet
Technobabble, 30 x 28 x 27 inches
Percolated Debris, 22 x 28 x 18 inches
Synthetic Water, 1990, 31 x 18 x 20 inches
99.4% Forgotten, plastic Ivory liquid detergent bottles and steel, 36 x 36 x 72 inches
Red Tide (detail)
Wave of the Future and Synthetic Water, 20 x 34 x 18 inches
Ziplock Turtle, 1992, 18 x 15 x 4 inches, welded steel, plastic bag and water
Life in a Landfill, 43 x 39 x 39 inches
Red Tide, 48 x 38 x 36 inches
Wave of the Future, 1989, 40 x 32 x 32 inches
Soak Cycle, 1990, 35 x 45 x 26 inches, welded steel plastic cups
Deep Sea Cat Food, 60 x 60 x 40 inches
Ooze Sorry Now? 1990, 18 x 24 x 32 inches[/caption]
fossil fuels forever, 1989
Exxon Valdez oil tanker disaster spills 11 million gallons in Prince William Sound Alaska in 1989. TV footage of struggling birds was actually shot in the Persian Gulf because the cormorant lives in both areas and is a very active and aggressive bird when in distress. I was interested in how animals are so often represented in the context of cruelty, how they are a more sympathetic stand-in for human suffering.
Fossil Fuels Forever, fabric, steel, bitumen, paint, 1990 installation view, 12 x 8 x 4 feet
Fossil Fuels Forever, fabric, steel, bitumen, paint, 1990 installation view, 12 x 8 x 4 feet
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