Whatcha workin' on?

Ohh, nuthin'. Just building a 7'-in-diameter, half geodesic dome/water tower interior that is to float just above the surface of a small body of water and is made out of cardboard for an upcoming video shoot. No big.

Object No. 9

Images kinda wash out all the details, but it felt nice to work on another artwork tonight. My other life as a Capoeirista has eaten up a lot of time as of late (in a wonderful way, of course!), but it feels great to get back to another love. Now on to researching my somewhat inadvertent reference to Los Carpinteros' Coco Solo and its relationship to my own work. I am particularly interested in their lyrical presentation of community, government, and identity issues - or you know, social and people issues.

Los Carpinteros, Coco Solo

2004
Color lithograph
42" x 72"
Edition 20

(image via http://www.usfcam.usf.edu/gs/artists/los_carpinteros/carpinteros.html)

Tower Modules

Spent some time recently building more tower modules for the Space Elevator installation. My studio is bursting at the seams here. If you need a refresher as to what these pieces for, check out the construction photos for the Elevator. Really any post from the months of February through May will do the trick.

Involuntary Memory Object No. 8

In-progress to completion images:

Front before any buttons.

Back with some detail, but not finished.

Bottom side.

Involuntary Memory Object No. 8

This will be playing at the Cleveland Cinematheque later this week. I've seen it once and am excited to be able to see it again. Definitely recommended!

Studio Day

Porch studio early on this rainy afternoon. Working on brainstorming the last details for Cancel, the video accompanying the Space Elevator. Finally, the piece is 99% worked out. Reading a little ArtForum and then inching this Space Elevator ever closer to install - building side walls for extra tower modules, bolts for finishing, and installing a power panel in a wall. Still waiting for the forecasted string of sunny days to install Object No. 7.

Brainstormin'.

No. 7: Ready to leave the nest

The latest Involuntary Memory Object sits alongside my recently received prints from 20x200: a print of a painting by the ever-amazing Sarah Mckenzie and a print of a photograph by the incredibly talented Laura Bell. Formal documentation of Involuntary Memory Object No. 7 soon to come at barbarapolster.com.

No. 07: In-progress.

Memory Object No. 7: Idiot box?

Did other people call the t.v. an "idiot box", or was this exclusive to my mother?