I found Phantom IV and Phantom V curbside in Syracuse, NY, crumpled and in a pile. I carried them inside, wiped the dirt from their bodies, and spent time with them to discover who they have become now that they are no longer what they were before.

Trifurcated in glass columns, their fractal forms are simultaneously coming apart/together. Utilizing a codex inspired by construction-coded spray paint language, I highlight features, heightening the object’s presence as a vessel of memories: blue for water, pink for action, and yellow for mending. Their supportive struts (capped in yellow) are made from upcycled pulp and fallen, autumnal leaves gathered from the same location I found Phantom IV and Phantom V.

During the animation of these Phantoms, I considered a loop I constructed with a group of German words that are all derived from the same root* :

wand (wall) : wandeln (change)
= wandeln (change) : wandlung (transformation)
= wandlung (transformation) : wandern (to wander)
= wandern (to wander) : wand (wall)
in perpetuum

*see Jean Gebser, The Ever Present Origin, pp 248 and 263

Phantom IV (Healing)
Found objects from Syracuse, NY (metal with nails, upcycled pulp, autumn leaves), spray paint, acrylic paint, plaster, spray tool dip, yellow rubber
2024

Phantom V (Healing)
Found objects from Syracuse, NY (metal with nails, upcycled pulp, autumn leaves, blue object), spray paint, acrylic paint, plaster, spray tool dip, yellow rubber
2024