Off-Roader - 1993/94

Materials: Galvanized metal boxes (12" x 12" x 15") with rubber flooring and spring loaded legs, two-wheeled motorized vehicles (2.5" x 6" x 2.5"), ON/OFF switch, steel and copper cable, miscellaneous hardware, miscellaneous electrical and electronic parts.

Sculpture Court Dimensions: 35' x 62' x 17'6" approximately

Electronic Design by Duane Mulder

Photo by Peter MacCallum (installation views only)

 

 

 

 

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The sculpture court is the shell of an industrial building flanked on two sides by remaining buildings. On the floor of this concrete shell, a grid of dirt squares remain tracing the building's absent wooden support beams. This grid is used to determine the number and location of boxes used: 31. Contained in each box is a motorized two-wheeled vehicle tethered by a cable/power line to horizontal cables extending between the two flanking buildings (17'6" above the sculpture court floor). The horizontal cables are connected to power and an on/off switch. When the viewer activates the switch, all 31 vehicles start in unison.

Exhibition History:
Installed in the sculpture court of the Genereux Gallery (Toronto, Canada)