Last update: August 8, 2023
Gallery Invitation September, 1981
102 (One Zero Base Two) was a solo exhibition held at the "Public Gallery" in Halifax, NS from October 19 to November 14, 1981.
My deep appreciation to gallery owner, Ramona Macdonald, for hosting the show.
The installation consisted of 10 "A" pieces and 10 "B" pieces.
"A" pieces Wash drawings of unambiguous geometric shapes
"B" pieces Line drawings of ambiguous geometric shapes
For installation, each piece was sandwiched between a sheet of glass and backing board, and held together with metal mounting clips.
The Public Gallery was a long, rectangular shaped room that I divided in half (lengthwise) by placing a line along the middle of the floor using white masking tape.
All the "A" pieces were mounted on one side of the gallery, and all the "B" pieces were mounted directly opposite, on the other side.
Recreation of the 1981 102 gallery installation CG image: August, 2023
One half of the gallery became the "unambiguous" side, while the other half became the "ambiguous" side. Would gallery visitors gravitate to one side more than the other?
One fantasy was to track and record which part of the room people tended to spend more time in. Never happened.
Unambiguous vs Ambiguous CG Image: August, 2023
At the time, I was beginning to explore computers and coding, so binary numbers held a fascination for me.
102 seemed the perfect title for a show featuring works displayed in 2 arrays of 10.
Click the link below to view the studies for this show.
The Ten "A" Pieces (Unambiguous)
A_1 1981: ink & wash on watercolor board (35cm x 28cm)
A_2 1981: ink & wash on watercolor board (35cm x 28cm)
A_3 1981: ink & wash on watercolor board (35cm x 28cm)
A_4 1981: ink & wash on watercolor board (35cm x 28cm)
A_5 1981: ink & wash on watercolor board (35cm x 28cm)
A_6 1981: ink & wash on watercolor board (35cm x 28cm)
A_7 1981: ink & wash on watercolor board (35cm x 28cm)
A_8 1981: ink & wash on watercolor board (35cm x 28cm)
A_9 1981: (study only, original lost or given away)
A_10 1981: (study only, original lost or given away)
The Ten "B" Pieces (Ambiguous)
B_1 1981: ink on watercolor paper (35cm x 28cm)
B_2 1981: ink on watercolor paper (35cm x 28cm)
B_3 1981: ink on watercolor paper (35cm x 28cm)
B_4 1981: ink on watercolor paper (35cm x 28cm)
B_5 1981: ink on watercolor paper (35cm x 28cm)
B_6 1981: ink on watercolor paper (35cm x 28cm)
B_7 1981: ink on watercolor paper (35cm x 28cm)
B_8 1981: ink on watercolor paper (35cm x 28cm)
B_9 1981: ink on watercolor paper (35cm x 28cm)
B_10 1981: ink on watercolor paper (35cm x 28cm)
