Title: CO-Lapses Karma Barnes, 2023CO-Lapses (2023), a group of seven suspended, elegant pods that release streams of variously coloured, finely... Read More
Title: CO-Lapses
Karma Barnes, 2023
CO-Lapses (2023), a group of seven suspended, elegant pods that release streams of variously coloured, finely ground pigments onto the floor. As the downward-spilling red and yellow ochres, cream and tan particles form tiny hills, they are walled-in by curved Perspex, allowing a cutaway view of pigment strata. This small-scale vertical surface of layered sediment recalls geological processes building multi-coloured, millennia-old rock formations, and the passage of deep time. Additionally, the pods themselves have been designed to reference a backstory. While Barnes was working in her studio, she discovered that mud wasps were accessing her soil pigments to build their carefully shaped nests on the ceiling above her. Their results were, of course, multi-hued. Awe-struck by such a literal, visual example of inter-species entanglement, Barnes created CO-Lapses as a poetic tribute to the wasps’ diligence and artistry. Her felt connection to the wasps’ lifecycle, (beginning as eggs, transforming into larvae, then as cocooned pupae, resulting in emergence as adults), is intuitively linked to changes we experience throughout our human lives. CO-Lapses can be said to be a confirmation of intersubjectivity, defined as, “the notion that reality is co-constructed by participants in a relationship and in society”. As such, for Barnes, “society” encompasses a world co-created by humans and nonhumans.
Materials: 7 suspended 3D Printed Components, Earth Pigments, Hand dyed Richmond River Sand
Dimensions: Pods 30- 80cm in height, 10-20cm in width, Perspex barrier: Perimeter: 300 cm, Diameter: 190 cm, Height: 70 cm
Install requirements: Works are to be suspended from the roof, wooden grid system or series of fixed beams. Hanging system consisting of nylon
hangers and GR8 Premium Clutch Hooks. A Perspex barrier can installed in various compositions.
Kindly be informed that the purchase of the artwork comprises 50 kg of hand-dyed sand. Additional quantities of sand can be arranged and acquired directly through the artist.
