Maya Kramer 玛雅·克莱默
Preserved I 藏蓄I, 2018
Compressor, copper pipe, motor, plexiglass and refrigerant 压缩机、铜管、电机、有机玻璃和制冷剂
200 x 67.2 x 134.2 cm
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The gallery ceiling is lowered, covered in white cardboard with portions spray-painted to conjure a cheap version of the sky. Two stylized sculptures sit in the space, reminiscent of the circulatory...
The gallery ceiling is lowered, covered in white cardboard with portions spray-painted to conjure a cheap version of the sky. Two stylized sculptures sit in the space, reminiscent of the circulatory system of a human torso and a leg, they are hooked up to compressors with refrigerant and to timers. The sculptures alternate states depending on the timers, ice grows on the copper pipes—it freezes and thickens over time—when the timers stop they melt.
The compressed ceiling engenders anxiety and cheap, haphazard ceiling covering it implies a temporary fix for a deeper problem. The body-like forms tethered to the machines, conjure the idea of life support, and the rapid and repeated change from ice to water dramatize climate shift. The emptiness in the work along with the slightly off approximation of ‘natural’ forms and states, gives the piece an uncanny air.
画廊展厅的天花板被刻意压低，局部喷涂了颜料的白色硬纸板构成一片质感廉价的天空。空间中摆放着两件风格化的雕塑，形似人体腿部和躯干的循环系统，连接着定时器和含制冷剂的压缩机。根据定时器的设定，两件雕塑的状态交替变化——铜管上的冰霜逐渐冻结变厚，而当定时器停止，冰霜便开始融化。
低矮的天花板触发压抑和焦虑，粗制滥造、杂乱无章的天花板挡板则暗示了对深层问题的临时补救。连接在机器上的类人体形态雕塑令人联想到生命维持系统，而冰与水之间周而复始的快速循环则戏剧化地体现了气候的变化。作品的空旷感，以及对“自然”形态与状态略带偏差的模仿，为这件作品增添了一种怪异的氛围。
The compressed ceiling engenders anxiety and cheap, haphazard ceiling covering it implies a temporary fix for a deeper problem. The body-like forms tethered to the machines, conjure the idea of life support, and the rapid and repeated change from ice to water dramatize climate shift. The emptiness in the work along with the slightly off approximation of ‘natural’ forms and states, gives the piece an uncanny air.
画廊展厅的天花板被刻意压低，局部喷涂了颜料的白色硬纸板构成一片质感廉价的天空。空间中摆放着两件风格化的雕塑，形似人体腿部和躯干的循环系统，连接着定时器和含制冷剂的压缩机。根据定时器的设定，两件雕塑的状态交替变化——铜管上的冰霜逐渐冻结变厚，而当定时器停止，冰霜便开始融化。
低矮的天花板触发压抑和焦虑，粗制滥造、杂乱无章的天花板挡板则暗示了对深层问题的临时补救。连接在机器上的类人体形态雕塑令人联想到生命维持系统，而冰与水之间周而复始的快速循环则戏剧化地体现了气候的变化。作品的空旷感，以及对“自然”形态与状态略带偏差的模仿，为这件作品增添了一种怪异的氛围。