Shell insides

2003
dimensions variable
cast latex rubber

This series of sculptures was made by creating casts from the inside of shells. The flexible rubber casts can be handled, twisted, and stretched.

Shell insides - detail 2

detail
2003
approx. 2” x 2” x 2”
cast latex rubber

Latent Prints/Reading Room

installation detail, day 5 [1]
2003
dimensions variable
fingerprint powder, clear acrylic sealer, books, magnifying glasses, wooden table, etc.

This installation included a table, chairs, books on fingerprints, magnifying glass, and food—all colored white—creating a comfortable space for students to relax. At the end of each of the five days the installation was open, I dusted the space for fingerprints, then fixed the resulting prints with clear sealer so that fingerprints accumulated over time.

Latent Prints/Reading Room [detail 2]

installation detail, day 5 [2]
2003
dimensions variable
fingerprint powder, clear acrylic sealer, books, magnifying glasses, wooden table, etc.

Latent Prints/Reading Room [detail 3]

installation detail, day 5 [3]
2003
dimensions variable
fingerprint powder, clear acrylic sealer, books, magnifying glasses, wooden table, etc.

Ant Farm [2] - installation diagram

installation diagram, days 1–4
2003
dimensions variable
live video projection, ant farm, ants, markers, paper, etc.

In this installation, I projected a live video image of an ant farm containing active ants on one wall of a small room. The ant farm was visible through a peephole in an enclosed unit on the opposite wall. The installation also included a table holding a marker dispenser that kept twenty markers in a spectral sequence. On the wall above the dispenser, a log chart was posted. The chart directed the viewer to “Please record the time and date of your trace.” Viewers took a colored marker from one end of the dispenser, traced the projection on the wall, and recorded the time, date, and marker color on the chart. Viewers interpreted the direction to “trace” differently—some traced the tunnels the ants created, others documented the movements of the ants themselves. After four days, the projection was removed and the lights were turned on so viewers could examine the finished wall drawing.

Ant Farm [2] - detail, log chart and marker dispenser

detail, log chart and marker dispenser
2003
dimensions variable
colored marker on paper, markers, etc.

Ant Farm [2] - detail, peep hole and ant farm

detail, peep hole and ant farm
2003
dimensions variable

Ant Farm [2] - detail, projection, day 4

detail, projection, day 4
2003
6’ x 11’
live video projection, colored marker

Ant Farm [2] - detail, final wall tracing, day 5

detail, final wall tracing, day 5
2003
6’ x 11’
colored marker

from Ant Farm series (Composite 2 Difference)

2003
9.5” x 14.75”
inkjet print

The Ant Farm series consists of drawings I made by tracing the tunnels created by the ants in an ant farm at regular intervals over a period of two weeks. I scanned the tracings and edited them digitally to create a series of digital images.

from Ant Farm series (Positive Composite)

2003
8.5” x 11”
inkjet print

The Ant Farm series consists of drawings I made by tracing the tunnels created by the ants in an ant farm at regular intervals over a period of two weeks. I scanned the tracings and edited them digitally to create a series of digital images.

from Ant Farm series (Front & Back Simultaneously)

2003
9.5” x 14.75”
inkjet print

The Ant Farm series consists of drawings I made by tracing the tunnels created by the ants in an ant farm at regular intervals over a period of two weeks. I scanned the tracings and edited them digitally to create a series of digital images.