I recently obtained a 3m long conveyor belt.
My uncle Trevor, of
V3 - an exhibition equipment company - custom-made it for a client, for a one-off event, and apparently no one has any further need for it...
So, while thinking about what to do with it, I've been looking up other artists who have worked with conveyors...
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| Emily Jacir, 2011. 'A closed-circuit conveyor belt going endlessly in circles.' |
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| Aaron Flint Jamison, 'conveyor', 2013 |
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Gabriel Lester
Flat as the World is Round, 2010
85 x 40 x 150 cm
Flat conveyor, simplified exemplar, motor, lamps |
Flat as the World is Round (2010) is a metaphorical play with moving scenery in which the very prosaic construction of a conveyor belt at a supermarket checkout is transformed into the magical world of a shadow show. A continuous cycle shows us the different milieus we encounter in our everyday lives. This work subtly combines the medieval concept of a flat earth, which is now recognised as absurd, with elements of Plato’s cave allegory. It uses ironical and, above all, poetic means to present a world of shadows and illusions to an observer fascinated by the silhouettes on the wall.
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| Christine Wong Yap, Pounds of Happiness (conveyor belt), 2009, paper, neon gel pens, glitter pens, wood, motor, table, 48 x 34 x 24 inches / 122 x 86 x 61 cm |
A kinetic sculpture that displays a looped drawing of pound store products drawn with pound store materials.
