|
fabric, acrylic paint, urethane foam, steel,
motor, strobe light, with soundtrack by Bruce Darby
104 X 80 inches diameter
Courtesy: the artist |
|
IThe German word "Die Falle (The Trap)" means "bed" in slang. The
title of this work was suggested by the double meaning of this word.
A small body spills out of the head of a sleeping man (this is the
artist's face). As it rises, the body transforms into a round tire,
then into a square tire. By the time it returns to the form of a body
again, it has climbed to a new height, and finally jumps into a bed
that is shaped like a mousetrap. The liquid image of the character
brings to mind the detailed shape of Rodin's "Gates of Hell" and contrasts
a "disarrayed irrational dream" with "the pleasures of slumber," alluding
to the conflict between the mind and the body.
|
|
July 28 (Friday) - September 10 (Sunday), 2000 [Finished]
Gallery A, D 
Gallery Talk