I can’t find as much out about Hannah Verlin as I would like. She is showing with Michelle Lougee at the Boston Sculpture Gallery right now but her website won’t let me click on its links. Both a blessing and curse – her work is, as a result, able to speak more for itself.
This piece, Nesting, was built to go under the McGrath Highway – she was inviting people to look into the hole created by this sort of cement anemone and see what’s inside – not just walk underneath the overpass in a hurry. I’m speculating about the material here – it could be paper like some of her others.
The above, Plastic, is made up of just that – plastic bags. Much like Tara Donovan, Hannah is forcing us to re-imagine familiar items in unconventional ways.
Converge, above, is of materials you would never guess. I thought schredded copper sheeting maybe – or a miniature gold structure – I was wrong. Look at a close up.
It’s wire and wax of all things. I’m not quite sure how she does it – bend the wire first, then dip in wax, dip in wax, then bend? The former seems more likely. I would love a HUGE on of these – of course you couldn’t display it under a very hot light.
Tags: 3D, commercial materials, common materials, installation art, sculpture, unique materials, wall art, wax, wire
Michael
I think it must be bend then dip. Also was there a companion egg piece to go with the sperm in this one?