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Ā Page

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Title
Ā Page
by Paul Tzanetopoulos
Year
1987
Exhibition
1990 “a page/initial conditions – Two Installations” Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (Barnsdall), Los Angeles, California
1987 Nevada Arts Council Last Showing, SUMA
Dimensions
20 ft. x 20 ft.
Media
Mixed; sand cast bas-relief plaques, texts, rotating pin light projector and soundtrack
Commissioned By
Nevada Arts Council (previous showing)
Documentation
Video and soundtrack available.

Description


A large-scale, interactive piece illustrating ironies found in one column of an antiquated Webster's Dictionary, alphabetically from "Atli" through "atoll." Viewer entered room with swirling shadows illustrating time passing rapidly. Standing on the floor were several "A" frame game pieces, sand castings in bas-relief illustrating the definition of each "a" word.

Viewer was invited to read, assess, and even remove descriptions placed as headpieces on "A" frame. As viewer moved around the room, his shadow joined the "a” pages, united by the movement of the shadow of time. Synchronized soundtrack united the piece with a relentless drone dirge. Game board checkered pattern assisted the participant's choreography and position relative to "A" frame game pieces. The sand and bas-relief added eerie context to the constantly moving shadows in rapid succession.

Ā Page
Installation view.
Section of Webster's Dictionary
Section of Webster's Dictionary "a" column.
Sand castings,
Sand castings, "atomy" and "atoll."
Sand castings,
Sand castings, "Atli" and "atomic."

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