From God to Malevich, 180º View, Left to Right, Then Reversed, To Be Viewed at an Arm’s-Length (Diptych) - 2009
From God to Malevich, 180º View, Left to Right, Then Reversed, To Be Viewed at an Arm’s-Length (Diptych) - 2009
From God to Malevich, 180º View, Left to Right, Then Reversed, To Be Viewed at an Arm’s-Length (Diptych) - 2009
From God to Malevich, 180º View, Left to Right, Then Reversed, To Be Viewed at an Arm’s-Length (Diptych) - 2009
From God to Malevich, 180º View, Left to Right, Then Reversed, To Be Viewed at an Arm's-Length (Diptych) - 2009In this work I have mounted a lenticular lens over multiple prints of black polygons. The spectator standing in front of the work thus experiences the illusion of a cube rotating in a 2 dimensional space. If the spectator moves from left to right, they will experience a 360 degree move around the black cube. Circling the black cube recalls the ritual of circumnavigating the Ka'ba, the most minimalist architectural space in Islamic culture. In the museum context the work's "flat" surface also conjures Vladimir Malevich's "Black Square".