Mneme I: Kenilworth, Milwaukee
1984
The word mneme comes from the Greek for “memory,” as in mnemonics and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory and mother of the muses). In this work, people climbed the steps to view an enshrined floor tile rescued from my graduate studio in the Kenilworth building. The structure featured a spirit level in the pediment and a glass keystone, with glass blocks and green paint mirroring the Kenilworth building. Card racks turned on end and illuminated with turquoise neon tubes functioned as fluted columns for the shrine.
- Materials
- wood, metal, glass, latex paint, plastic, rubber, found objects, incandescent light, neon
- Dimensions
- 10’6” x 8’ x 10’9”
