8. Large-Scale Sited Works (1967 to the present) |
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The first three are large stones carved in situ. In the case of the second and the third sculptures, I did extensive work altering the configuration of the land immediately surrounding them to convey the illusion that the stone has some organic relationship with the earth, rather than arbitrarily sitting on the land. The next work is a model, and it was my competition entry for a memorial to the four students shot to death at Kent State in 1970. I used the inverted peace sign as its primary symbol, and dedicated one to the memory of each of the students. The central shaft of each is sharpened to a point on one end and extends 30 feet high on the other, thus defining an inverted obelisk. The ancient symbol of life and eternal renewal becomes a memorial to death. |
Sculptures Five and Six are made of standard door screen and arranged in such a way that shadows project themselves onto their surfaces. The screens provide visible slices of projected, normally invisible shadow images. There is a place for the viewer to sit and meditate as the shadows of trees and other structures move slowly across the multiple screens. The next piece is a variation based on The Visit in Section IV. More relief than sculpture in the round, it was conceived to be seen from the house or pool. I chose white stucco as its material and embedded the negative image of drapery deep within the relief. The work faces south, to maximize the movement of light and shadow across its surface. |