Building an empire and other things of no consequence... (2009)
Clay, foam, plexiglass, beaver sticks, cathode lights, speaker components, audio.
Two architectures, both animal and human-based, were built to function as both sculptural elements and speakers. The two forms represent oppositional “architectures”- a beaver dam and a re-creation of the Ziggurat of Ur, a Sumerian religious structure built to inspire awe and terror in the state. The two structures have speakers and subwoofers built in and a soundtrack continues a somewhat absurd dialogue between the forms.
