180. Free Fall
Title: Free Fall (working title)
Date: None
Subject: Free Fall
Measurements: 12” W x 9 ½” D x 24” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden forms
Description: Attached to a vertical wooden board are wooden forms that represent a person in a diving position with his arms and legs above his head. Two wooden forms that project horizontally toward the viewer represent the person’s legs and another wooden form represents his body. Rectangular wooden forms flank his body, representing arms that reach above his head. A horizontal oval wooden form is mounted onto another wooden form to represent his head which projects forward toward the viewer. Black paint outlines the edge of this oval form and also appears in the center of this form, representing a nose. Two small holes are drilled through this form, representing eyes.
Signed: “NSG” etched on back
Note: Exhibited as #44 “Free Fall” at Duncan Campbell’s gallery in 1996. Cost: 900 British pounds.