Exhibits

Karthik Pandian

March 12 – April 23, 2011

This exhibition's primary element is a site-specific rammed earth and glass sculpture, Cahokia Byobu (Broken Screen), which drew on the artist's two-year investigation of the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site.
 
Organized by Matthew Strauss
 
A free electronic catalogue for iPad is available for download here.
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    • Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen), 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards
      Dimensions variable; as installed, rammed earth wall sections 24 x 96 x 6 inches each, mirror pane glass sections 24 x 96 x .25 inches each, 294 x 96 x 36 inches overall
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen), 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen), 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen), 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen), 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards
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    • Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen), 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards
      Dimensions variable; as installed, rammed earth wall sections 24 x 96 x 6 inches each, mirror pane glass sections 24 x 96 x .25 inches each, 294 x 96 x 36 inches overall
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen), 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen), 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen), 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen), 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards
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    • Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen), 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards
      Dimensions variable; as installed, rammed earth wall sections 24 x 96 x 6 inches each, mirror pane glass sections 24 x 96 x .25 inches each, 294 x 96 x 36 inches overall
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    • Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen) with Sound and Light Show, 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards, with two channel, three phase light sequence, 8 minutes, looped, and digital audio file transferred from Before the Sun 12 inch vinyl LP, 32 minutes, looped
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    • Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen) with Sound and Light Show, 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards, with two channel, three phase light sequence, 8 minutes, looped, and digital audio file transferred from Before the Sun 12 inch vinyl LP, 32 minutes, looped
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    • Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen) with Sound and Light Show, 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards, with two channel, three phase light sequence, 8 minutes, looped, and digital audio file transferred from Before the Sun 12 inch vinyl LP, 32 minutes, looped
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    • Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen) with Sound and Light Show, 2011
      Mirror pane glass, rammed earth with cement, shells, mason?s line, 16mm film strips, glass shards, with two channel, three phase light sequence, 8 minutes, looped, and digital audio file transferred from Before the Sun 12 inch vinyl LP, 32 minutes, looped
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen) with Light and Sound Show, 2011
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen) with Light and Sound Show, 2011
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen) with Light and Sound Show, 2011
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen) with Light and Sound Show, 2011
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    • Detail of Cahokia By?bu (Broken Screen) with Light and Sound Show, 2011
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    • Shard B2a, 2011
      Incision, earth, and cement on plywood with 2 x 4?s
      23.5 x 31.5 x 2.25 inches
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    • Shard C3b, 2011
      Incision, earth, and 16mm film emulsion on plywood with 2 x 4?s
      23.5 x 31.5 x 2.25 inches
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