Bodies of Work

Withdraw
2006
Wood, oil paint, graphite, 4-channel sound, single-channel video projection
Dimensions: 4' x 4' x 3',
6:16min

Installation View

Exhibition venue: Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver

Video of a performance wherein one artist draws a line while the other erases it, encircling the plinth/sculpture/stage. The sound is played back in 4 channels. Each surface on the object has a different quality of paint (matt, gloss, satin, wax) so the viewer can detect subtle differences in the remnants of erased line and the sound produced as the performance of drawing and erasing moves around the work.