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Supernatural

    Title
    Date
    Medium
    Size H x W in.

    Supernatural
    2014
    5:4 – 17” LCD monitor, painted MDF, casters, Rasberry Pi computer
    20” W x 62” H x 19”D (at base)

    Supernatural, 2014, Mixed Media: 5:4 – 17” LCD monitor, painted MDF, casters, Rasberry Pi computer, 20” W x 62” H x 19”D (at base)

    Installation view:

    Sculptural Video, Trinity Square Video, Toronto

    13 September – 17 October, 2014

    Supernatural draws from 1970’s science fiction film sets and mall interiors to present an apparition of architectural engagements with nature. A looped video of a revolving sculptural maquette is displayed in a stand reminiscent of information kiosks. Part sci-fi monolith and part shopping-mall planter, the maquette is hand-fabricated but appears very much like a CGI creation. 

    The sculptural structure is human-scaled and offers a friendly confrontation with the formal and often insidious constructs of commercial space and visual display. The forms are a nod to futuristic design elements that are both dated absorbed into present day design lexicon…