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| Patterns of Probability __ 1999 - 2002 Steel, glass, gelatin, book pages and time. 55 x 120 x 240 inches |
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Within us is a need, a desire to make sense of the world around us. Through our eyes, our brains are on a constant hunt. As we search, we find patterns. Rhythms and proportions of a similar and equally dissimilar nature connect to form new thoughts and relationships. Patterns are the clues to the puzzle we live in and this understanding is based on the assumptions we make as we seek to understand.
The installation, "Patterns of Probability", is comprised of seventy steel tripods that support two sheets of glass. The tripods are set at various heights to create a topography of information where some information is unattainable. Contained between the sheets of glass are pages from two books, which were coated with multiple layers of a gelatinous medium and sealed shut. The medium creates an environment conducive to the unseen organisms on the pages, which will potentially compromise the pages within the glass sheets. The two books that the pages were chosen from were selected to question a pattern of comparable thought. One page came from a hymnal and the other came from a book about the United States government. Within these two dissimilar books a pattern is created. Printed on top of these pages is an image taken from nature ranging from a cosmic to a subatomic scale. The images create a visual pattern that relates to the individual page and then expands to relate to a larger subject as a complete idea or thought.
The installation is from a series based on a recurring question of duration: duration of memory, of knowledge, of understanding, of the universe, of time. Each expresses a loss and gain of information. Ultimately, time becomes the prevalent issue and nature the constant force.
The installation, "Patterns of Probability", is comprised of seventy steel tripods that support two sheets of glass. The tripods are set at various heights to create a topography of information where some information is unattainable. Contained between the sheets of glass are pages from two books, which were coated with multiple layers of a gelatinous medium and sealed shut. The medium creates an environment conducive to the unseen organisms on the pages, which will potentially compromise the pages within the glass sheets. The two books that the pages were chosen from were selected to question a pattern of comparable thought. One page came from a hymnal and the other came from a book about the United States government. Within these two dissimilar books a pattern is created. Printed on top of these pages is an image taken from nature ranging from a cosmic to a subatomic scale. The images create a visual pattern that relates to the individual page and then expands to relate to a larger subject as a complete idea or thought.
The installation is from a series based on a recurring question of duration: duration of memory, of knowledge, of understanding, of the universe, of time. Each expresses a loss and gain of information. Ultimately, time becomes the prevalent issue and nature the constant force.