Shadows are the most direct manifestation of a presence. They signify a threshold between two and three dimensions, between presence and absence.
A guardian marks a threshold as a lasting presence.
“Shadow for a Guardian” seeks to manifest the existence of an encounter; like a fossil it is a link that forces you to re-evaluate basic conditions.
Conditions of time and place and the location of the self confirm you as a part of the world. Shadow of a Guardian is referencing the memory of a form and as a manifested shadow, the existence of a transient moment.
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Installation Views Pollock Gallery, Dallas, TX USA (Photos: V. Paschakarnis)
Shadow for a Guardian, 2005:
Hydrocal Plaster, Graphite for Bronze Cast;
2 Elements: Element 1: 265 x 84 x 76 cm (104” x 33” x 30”), Element 2: 259 x 135 x 64 cm (102” x 53” x 25”)
Drawing (Shadow for a Guardian), 2005:
Graphite on paper; 244 x 122 cm (96” x 48”)
Drawing (Dark Guardian), 2005:
Graphite on paper; 122 x 244 cm (48” x 96”)
June 2007 – Copyright Vanessa Paschakarnis
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