Derailer Derailer
solo show at The Still House Group
New York
2016
A large structure, reminiscent of an obstacle course sits off-center in the space. The work is made up of duplicated forms that have been displaced, manipulated and interlocked to create a self-supporting construction, whereby the separate individual elements are evident, yet completely dependent on one another.
Fitness professionals were instructed to intuitively train upon and within the installation during the opening of the exhibition.
Prior to the exhibition a series of weight training platforms and obstacle courses were built and painted with natural pigment. The pigment, wood, marble and plasterboard used in these activities are all pliable and receptive to the exercises. The pigment is a product of colliding tectonic plate activity, heavy deformation and the grinding, compressing and a shearing and sliding action of the earth. The platforms, objects and materials used in the exercises were then re-built into sculptural and wall based works. The works initially appear stark and minimalist but on closer inspection their forms have been disrupted and bare the scars, scuffs and breakages from the energetic and forceful exercises.
The live event at the opening saw the couple training on the now unrecognisable obstacle course that had been re-built into minimalist form for the show. The live event plays on the notion of the structure and it's intended use.
Fitness professionals were instructed to intuitively train upon and within the installation during the opening of the exhibition.
Prior to the exhibition a series of weight training platforms and obstacle courses were built and painted with natural pigment. The pigment, wood, marble and plasterboard used in these activities are all pliable and receptive to the exercises. The pigment is a product of colliding tectonic plate activity, heavy deformation and the grinding, compressing and a shearing and sliding action of the earth. The platforms, objects and materials used in the exercises were then re-built into sculptural and wall based works. The works initially appear stark and minimalist but on closer inspection their forms have been disrupted and bare the scars, scuffs and breakages from the energetic and forceful exercises.
The live event at the opening saw the couple training on the now unrecognisable obstacle course that had been re-built into minimalist form for the show. The live event plays on the notion of the structure and it's intended use.