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Serpentine Lattice
1993
Dimensions variable
Helen and Newton Harrison
Momentum: An Experience in the Unexpected, October 2, 2014 - February 22, 2015, New Wing, Second Floor, North and Central Skylight Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement, November 20, 2005 - March 5, 2006, New Wing, First Floor, Gibson Family Gallery and Plaza Gallery, San José Museum of Art. Circulated to: Katzen Art Center at American University, Washington, DC, April 9-July 29, 2006.
Momentum: An Experience in the Unexpected (2014-2015)
Conceptual artists Helen and Newton Harrison are pioneers in the field of environmental art. In Serpentine Lattice (1993), the husband-and-wife collaborators explored the environmental threats facing the North American Pacific Coast and proposed a revised history for the area. The title refers to the concept for topological restoration embedded within this work. The serpentine is the form resembling the shape of the ridge of the forest from northern California to southern Alaska seen in concert with the shoreline. Bound by the coastal temperate rainforest watersheds to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Yukutat Bay in Alaska to the north, and the San Francisco Bay to the south, the area represents the fragile remnants of the largest coastal temperate rainforest in the world. Bringing images together with poetry, the artists outlined specific ways that the Serpentine Lattice has changed over time, and offered solutions to reverse the process.
Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement (2005-2006)
Conceptual artists Helen and Newton Harrison are pioneers in the field of environmental art. In Serpentine Lattice, the husband-and-wife collaborators explore the environmental threats facing the North American Pacific Coast and propose a new, revised history for the area. Bound by the coastal temperate rainforest watersheds to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Yukutat Bay in Alaska to the north, and the San Francisco Bay to the south, the area represents the fragile remnants of the largest coastal temperate rainforest in the world. Bringing images together with poetry, the artists outline specific ways that the Serpentine Lattice—named for its winding shape along the coastal mountain crest—has changed, offering solutions for how the process can be reversed.
Original installation created for, and assisted by, The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, Portland, Oregon. First exhibited in 1993 under the guidance of Gallery Director Susan Fillin-Yeh.
The artists wish to thank R.G. Ketchum for the slides of Alaska, and Gary Braasch for offering estuarine slides. They are also grateful to Tryg-Sky/LightHawk for the photomural aerial slides.
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Serpentine Lattice
New Media
1993Dimensions variable
Helen and Newton Harrison
Object Type: New Media
Medium and Support: DVD projection with sound and framed print
Credit Line: Gift of Helen and Newton Harrison with additional funds contributed by the Collection Committee.
Accession Number: 2005.18
Exhibition
Momentum: An Experience in the Unexpected, October 2, 2014 - February 22, 2015, New Wing, Second Floor, North and Central Skylight Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement, November 20, 2005 - March 5, 2006, New Wing, First Floor, Gibson Family Gallery and Plaza Gallery, San José Museum of Art. Circulated to: Katzen Art Center at American University, Washington, DC, April 9-July 29, 2006.
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Momentum: An Experience in the Unexpected (2014-2015)
Conceptual artists Helen and Newton Harrison are pioneers in the field of environmental art. In Serpentine Lattice (1993), the husband-and-wife collaborators explored the environmental threats facing the North American Pacific Coast and proposed a revised history for the area. The title refers to the concept for topological restoration embedded within this work. The serpentine is the form resembling the shape of the ridge of the forest from northern California to southern Alaska seen in concert with the shoreline. Bound by the coastal temperate rainforest watersheds to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Yukutat Bay in Alaska to the north, and the San Francisco Bay to the south, the area represents the fragile remnants of the largest coastal temperate rainforest in the world. Bringing images together with poetry, the artists outlined specific ways that the Serpentine Lattice has changed over time, and offered solutions to reverse the process.
Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement (2005-2006)
Conceptual artists Helen and Newton Harrison are pioneers in the field of environmental art. In Serpentine Lattice, the husband-and-wife collaborators explore the environmental threats facing the North American Pacific Coast and propose a new, revised history for the area. Bound by the coastal temperate rainforest watersheds to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Yukutat Bay in Alaska to the north, and the San Francisco Bay to the south, the area represents the fragile remnants of the largest coastal temperate rainforest in the world. Bringing images together with poetry, the artists outline specific ways that the Serpentine Lattice—named for its winding shape along the coastal mountain crest—has changed, offering solutions for how the process can be reversed.
Original installation created for, and assisted by, The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, Portland, Oregon. First exhibited in 1993 under the guidance of Gallery Director Susan Fillin-Yeh.
The artists wish to thank R.G. Ketchum for the slides of Alaska, and Gary Braasch for offering estuarine slides. They are also grateful to Tryg-Sky/LightHawk for the photomural aerial slides.
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This object was included in the following exhibitions: - Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement , 11/20/2005 - 7/29/2006
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