Folding and Unfolding, 2003
An installation occupying both the main floor and upstairs galleries, Gallery 101, Ottawa. Installation view. Downstairs viewers encounter a mass of suspended origami aircraft. Appropriated from the Hiroshima memorial tradition of “Sadako and the 1000 Cranes”, this installation explores issues salient to another world altering episode, 9/11, and the subsequent build up to the invasion of Iraq that was concurrent to the making of this work. Huge theatrical lights, casting ominous shadows, and a video camera address the roles of the media and artifice. Upstairs, a second mass of folded paper objects –envelopes, explore the passage of timer, personal history, and privacy. A chaise invites viewers to sit and slyly observe the space bellow, continuing the discourse on trespass and invasion.
Video Clip
Detail
Installation view
Materials
Downstairs: 1000 origami airplanes, 3 theatrical lights, video camera, and tripods / stands. Upstair : chaise, TV monitor, surveillance equipment, envelopes, pins, mixed materials.
Folding and Unfolding, 2003
An installation occupying both the main floor and upstairs galleries, Gallery 101, Ottawa. Installation view. Downstairs viewers encounter a mass of suspended origami aircraft. Appropriated from the Hiroshima memorial tradition of “Sadako and the 1000 Cranes”, this installation explores issues salient to another world altering episode, 9/11, and the subsequent build up to the invasion of Iraq that was concurrent to the making of this work. Huge theatrical lights, casting ominous shadows, and a video camera address the roles of the media and artifice. Upstairs, a second mass of folded paper objects –envelopes, explore the passage of timer, personal history, and privacy. A chaise invites viewers to sit and slyly observe the space bellow, continuing the discourse on trespass and invasion.
Video Clip
Detail
Detail view
Materials
Downstairs: 1000 origami airplanes, 3 theatrical lights, video camera, and tripods / stands. Upstair : chaise, TV monitor, surveillance equipment, envelopes, pins, mixed materials.
Folding and Unfolding, 2003
An installation occupying both the main floor and upstairs galleries, Gallery 101, Ottawa. Installation view. Downstairs viewers encounter a mass of suspended origami aircraft. Appropriated from the Hiroshima memorial tradition of “Sadako and the 1000 Cranes”, this installation explores issues salient to another world altering episode, 9/11, and the subsequent build up to the invasion of Iraq that was concurrent to the making of this work. Huge theatrical lights, casting ominous shadows, and a video camera address the roles of the media and artifice. Upstairs, a second mass of folded paper objects –envelopes, explore the passage of timer, personal history, and privacy. A chaise invites viewers to sit and slyly observe the space bellow, continuing the discourse on trespass and invasion.
Video Clip
Detail
Detail of origami
Materials
Downstairs: 1000 origami airplanes, 3 theatrical lights, video camera, and tripods / stands. Upstair : chaise, TV monitor, surveillance equipment, envelopes, pins, mixed materials.
Folding and Unfolding, 2003
An installation occupying both the main floor and upstairs galleries, Gallery 101, Ottawa. Installation view. Downstairs viewers encounter a mass of suspended origami aircraft. Appropriated from the Hiroshima memorial tradition of “Sadako and the 1000 Cranes”, this installation explores issues salient to another world altering episode, 9/11, and the subsequent build up to the invasion of Iraq that was concurrent to the making of this work. Huge theatrical lights, casting ominous shadows, and a video camera address the roles of the media and artifice. Upstairs, a second mass of folded paper objects –envelopes, explore the passage of timer, personal history, and privacy. A chaise invites viewers to sit and slyly observe the space bellow, continuing the discourse on trespass and invasion.
Video Clip
Detail
View of video camera (video still).
Materials
Downstairs: 1000 origami airplanes, 3 theatrical lights, video camera, and tripods / stands. Upstair : chaise, TV monitor, surveillance equipment, envelopes, pins, mixed materials.
Folding and Unfolding, 2003
An installation occupying both the main floor and upstairs galleries, Gallery 101, Ottawa. Installation view. Downstairs viewers encounter a mass of suspended origami aircraft. Appropriated from the Hiroshima memorial tradition of “Sadako and the 1000 Cranes”, this installation explores issues salient to another world altering episode, 9/11, and the subsequent build up to the invasion of Iraq that was concurrent to the making of this work. Huge theatrical lights, casting ominous shadows, and a video camera address the roles of the media and artifice. Upstairs, a second mass of folded paper objects –envelopes, explore the passage of timer, personal history, and privacy. A chaise invites viewers to sit and slyly observe the space bellow, continuing the discourse on trespass and invasion.
Video Clip
Detail
View of 2nd floor gallery space.
Materials
Downstairs: 1000 origami airplanes, 3 theatrical lights, video camera, and tripods / stands. Upstair : chaise, TV monitor, surveillance equipment, envelopes, pins, mixed materials.
