ARCHES
OF TRIUMPH
site-specific
multimedia installation
2003
Video projection sculpture atop the roof of Galeria Comercial, San Juan,
Puerto Rico during the opening of the show Scott Roberts &
Yael Bartana on August 14, 2003. The arches were eight feet tall,
twelve feet wide and one foot thick, and carved out of styrofoam.
The
installation was inspired by a trip to a Home Depot outside San Juan.
A window in the gardening department perfectly framed the arches of a
neighboring McDonald's sign, providing a near-religious vision. The animation
of the glowing golden arches was rendered in a 3D animation program, using
a stock "gold" reflective texture. The sculpture was mounted
on the roof of the building occupied by Galeria Comercial and M&M
Proyectos, and was visible throughout a large section of Old San Juan.
Special
thanks to Francisco "Tito" Rovira Rullan, director of Galeria
Comercial, Chemi Rosado Seijo, and especially Jesus "Bubu" Negron
for their help in constructing and installing the sculpture, and to Keiler
Sensenbrenner for her help and documentation.
View
Quicktime movies:
Rooftop
video - click image to view/download 5.2MB Quicktime movie
Streetview
video - click image to view/download 12.2MB Quicktime movie
View
still images (click images to view large versions):
back
to ARTWORKS
|