Thursday, May 29, 2008

I am (not) ...


I am (not) ...

Ava Larkin
12.5" x 15" and 12" x 8.5"

Paper, aluminum, Plexiglass



Borrowing from religious temple scrolls made from long flowing pieces of fabric or paper, I've used pure white contiguous sheets of paper in varying widths to create a moment of visual reflection. Using an antique typewriter the word 'here' has been imprinted vertically without ink down the surface of the paper. The impressions create a line for the eye to follow with slight variances in the path denoting moments of imperfection, or the meandering of the mind. Unlike the panels with the word 'here' the other three panels contain the word 'there' which has been perforated vertically and remain straight and true on each panel. Each sheet is held by plexiglass strips at the top and weighted by aluminum at the bottom.

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