A MAN USES A HANDKERCHIEF THAT BELONGS TO HIS GRANDFATHER, A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II, TO COLLECT DUST FROM INSIDE THE PENTAGON.  THE MAN PHOTOGRAPHS THE COLLECTED DUST, OPENS THE IMAGE IN PHOTOSHOP, AND ZOOMS IN UNTIL HE IS ABLE TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL PIXELS.  HE THEN USES A SEGMENT OF THE RESULTING VISUAL IMAGE TO CREATE A LUXURY FLOOR RUG BY IDENTIFYING AND PURCHASING THE APPROPRIATE COLOR OF CARPET TILE FOR EACH PIXEL.

 

 

[CARPET - performance / sculpture]

2014