In the fall of 1996 individual electric
presented work in the Westbeth Gallery "Art of Science, Science of Art" exhibit,
commemorating the 100th year since Westbeth was built to house the
original Bell Labs. Our installation
magnitexture utilized 5
objects in the gallery space: a hinge, a nail, a pipe, a plug and a
radiator. A blue bulb was hung by the artists. These objects corresponded
to short texts from our Book of
Things mixed onto audiotape. An 8 x 10 inch magnifying glass was
suspended from the ceiling in front of each object. A user manual and a
map encouraged users to tour the room architecture with the portable audio
guide provided on Walkman units.
magnitexture was a
continuation of an earlier installation archive in insignificance, shown at Thicket Gallery on Broadway in 1994, were
architectural details in the gallery were photographed with a macro lens
and exhibited in folders in a drawer of a file cabinet.
magnitexture was also performed at a public reading at
Barnes and Nobles bookstore at Astor Place in 1997.
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