Sighing Reveille
1998, Four curtain/flags made of wood dowels,
wallpaper (Lybia), plastic wrap (Romania), laser copies (Russia), acrylic paint (South Africa)
Each 8 x 12 feet

Libya (Literature), Romania (Art), Russia (History), South Africa (Language)
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The four curtain-flags were installed in a room 23' x 23', in a "squared-circle" configuration (if viewed from directly above) - Figure A. This arrangement made it possible for the viewer to walk around or through the works. The usage of only three track lights imparted a subdued ambience over the space, allowing the small dowels to materialize into abstract designs of flags, as well as 're-materializing' into separate, individual textures (wallpaper, paint, saran wrap, photograph). A commentary on shifting borders and nationalism.