Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Cabinet of Curiosities



Welcome to my cabinet, please make yourself at home.



 


Arthur Tress "Women in Pet Cemetary" 1967
Photography on film. Journal paper. Adhesive. Approx 11 by 17 inches. Depicts two women, trees, graves, dirt, leaves, and sky.


Sciurus carolinensis .Small, rodent, Carbon-based life form. Indiginous to eastern and midwestern United States. Typical diet consists of tree barks, berries, and acorns. His name was Jeffery.
 


Juniperus communis. Has largest range of any wood plant in the temperate Northern hemisphere. Approx 2 feet high. Resides in fertile soil. Seeds are spherical and 4-12 mm in diameter.



"Beseiged by Grey" unknown.
Ink on tree trunk. approx 20 ft high. Writing is 2 inches by 2 inches. 



Minneapolis Power Box. 4 feet high, 2 feet wide. Green, constructed of plastics and metal. Flanked by two yellow concrete poles. Probably has some intricate energy-related properties that are far beyond my comprehension.




The duality of human beings, as animals in nature, and as inhabitants of the technologies we have contrived.



Mom. Need razor for Hanukkah.