The Installation Experiment 2012 [Portals Behind Mirrors - by Ben Foch and Chelsea Culp

 

Portals Behind Mirrors - by Ben Foch and Chelsea Culp.

[With three Totems: Papa Ghedi, Doctor Hypnotist and Day of the Dead, 1967]

 

As part of exhibition,"The Installation Experiment" 2012

Location: 1826 - 1843 S Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60616.

 

 



Portals Behind Mirrors - by Ben Foch and Chelsea Culp

[With three Totems: Papa Ghedi, Doctor Hypnotist and Day of the Dead, 1967]

 

Wood, drywall, acrylic paint, mirrors, found lamps, spray paint, ceramics, laminate motorized turn-table, book, plastic skull, cow skull, cinder blocks, rug, shiva lingum stone, selenite crystal, carnation, wicker basket, party fringes, glitter, jug of water.

 

The three totem structures sources several religious mythologies and iconographies as well as the context of contemporary art. Each point toward a degradation of context over time via the market economy and increasing the distance between the owners, designers, producers, and users of object of everyday use. Yet, there is an attempt for the renewal of cultural relevancy by reclaiming both latent and vague history of the objects and making new social rituals and exchange for their use.

 

ben Foch and Chelsea Culp have been collaborating since 2009. Their most recent project being NEW CAPITAL, an artist run exhibition space located in East Garfield Park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day of the Dead, 1967

 

 

Day of the Dead, 1967

 

 

 

Day of the Dead, 1967

 

 

 

Doctor Hypnotist

 

 

 

Doctor Hypnotist and Papa Ghedi

 

 

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