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Carol Emmons

Cosmogony 2.1

2016

Investigating how we find our place in the world, this work borrowed the notion of a stage set where front and back are different realities. Here the front created a universe laced with creation stories, dotted with the stars of the zodiac, and traversed by a sad little cart on rails. The ends featured 20th century versions of the four elements, while the rough back bore tiny people in domes on gold leaf escutcheons, illuminated by nightlights.

Materials
wood, latex paint, steel, gold leaf, plastic, found objects, animated incandescent lights
Dimensions
11’ x 14’ x 4’6”