Forwarding: Lenses
Forwarding: Lenses (I-XI), 2016, alpha gypsum polymer
Lens I: 242, 2016, alpha gypsum polymer, 4 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 9/16 in
Lens II: 162, 2016, alpha gypsum polymer, 5 1/4 in x 4 1/4 in x 2 1/8 in
Lens III: 72, 2016, alpha gypsum polymer, 4 3/8 in x 6 1/4 in x 3 7/8 in
Lens IV: 99, 2016, alpha gypsum polymer, 7 in x 5 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in
Lens V: 123, 2016, alpha gypsum polymer, 9 1/16 in x 7 1/8 in x 4 1/4 in
Lens VI: 45, 2016, alpha gypsum polymer, 4 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 7/8 in
Lens VII: 239, 2016, alpha gypsum polymer, 6 3/4 in x 5 in x 2 in
Lens VIII: 253, 2016, alpha gypsum polymer, 6 in x 3 1/4 in x 1 3/16 in
Lens IX: 294, 2016, alpha gypsum polymer, 8 1/8 in x 6 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in
Lens X: 215, 2016, alpha gypsum polymer, 8 3/4 in x 5 5/8 in x 5 1/8 in
Lens XI: 203, 2016, alpha gypsum polymer, 5 3/8 in x 3 1/4 in x 3 in
Forwarding: Lenses is the second of the Forwarding projects. All are based on a set of 306 shapes drawn by Rachel Blair Greene in the late 19th-century and which fit together to make up her Crazy Quilt, now in the collection of the American Folk Art Museum. Whereas Forwarding I-XI (and its progenitor Correspondence) focus on the flat shapes and the quilt itself, Forwarding: Lenses are hand polished resin-infused plaster sculptures which describe a metaphor: between artist and viewer, an artwork functions as a projection lens, casting ideas and attention back and forth in time.
The first eleven Forwarding: Lenses can be seen here. Each is made from a shape taken at random from one of the groups chosen for Forwarding I-XI. The other 295 pieces have yet to be produced. For a deeper look at the Forwarding projects visit Forwarding Related Material.
All Image Credits: Tom Powel Imaging
