“Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C.” by Kristof Wodiczko (1988)

bgansky — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:22:19 +0000

This piece offers a portrait of the inner personality of the Hirshhorn Museum, a modern art museum located in close proximity to the National Mall and federal government buildings in Washington D.C. The gun and the candle seem to indicate violence and religious sensation, as the microphones are reminiscent of a press conference, of many channels for one voice and correspondingly high volume. This piece may well be considered as a portrait of America.

“Rose” for Illuminating York by The Projection Studio (2010)

bingruitang — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:19:29 +0000

Vimeo / Ross Ashton – via Iframely

“Ut Rosa Flos Florum, sic est Domus Ista Domorum”(As the rose is the flower of flowers, so is this the house of houses) The piece is shown onto the South Transept of York Minster for the 2010 Illuminating York Festival. Over the four days of the installation, “Rose” had 65,000 visitors.

The piece was a meditation on the meaning of Rose in collaboration with Karen Monid.

“Rose” was divided into four sections. The first concentrated on the rose as symbol of Yorkshire, complete with Latin inscription taken from the Cathedral’s chapter house and sounds bring Yorkshire’s wild nature to life. The second section, “Rose Garden” combined love poetry spoken by local volunteers with images of climbing rose trees. This then led into “Mary”, which combined images of the Virgin Mary with an extract of the York Minster choir singing “Magnificat Septimi Toni” by Lassus. The final part was a study of perfection, both mathematical and tonal as glass sounds accompanied stained glass imagery and geometrical shapes and patterns.

projection – F15 54-498/54-798/60-446/60-746: Expanded Theater

“Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C.” by Kristof Wodiczko (1988)

“Rose” for Illuminating York by The Projection Studio (2010)