This piece came about by considering the process of respiration. All life in some form or another requires this process to function and survive. As well the idea of breathing in humans is synonymous with being alive. The object itself came to form out of considering several forms of life. Single celled organisms, plant, animal and insect forms were all an influence.
The final piece utilizes fans and timers to simulate the “inhale” and “exhale” of breathing mostly found in mammals. The inflation of plastic “lungs” moves in from the Earth and out to the Air, this was to allow the piece to have a meditative quality. My hope was to create a piece that had a function but not a purpose, breathing for the sake of breathing not living
Chuck Mahley
“Life Support” 2007 Metal, Plastic, Wood, Computer Fans. 10’x 3’ x 1’
WATCH IT BREATHE:
http://copland.udel.edu/~kalron/lifesupportsm.mov
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