Installation, 1983, 1998
To me, in an installation piece the viewer becomes an active participant in the artistic endeavor. The two together create the work.
In my career, I have done two main installations: Genocide (1998), and Roma Piece (1983).
Learn more about my Genocide installation:
9 hearts covered in lead, clothes on floor dyed red, 9 speakers with sound of my heart beating, Mozarts
Requiem, and people talking about how genocide has changed their lives. Motor in heart lifts rock and drops it creating the sound of death. 9 ft. tall, lead covered heart forms. single light bulb lights.
Detail, lead covered heart, tube structure, clothes, rock, and light bulb
detail, one Genocide Heart outside, 9 ft. tall
Mixed materials. photos, astro-turf, ladder, paint, glass, rope, chairs, and red steel wheel
16 ft. long x 9 ft. tall x 10 ft. wide
Mixed materials. wood profiles painted 16 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 9 ft. tall
Wood, felt, rubber, and car fender.
13 ft. wide x 8 ft. tall
detail, notice burning chair and car fender
detail, wood I beams, car fender
