WESTERN FRONT – The Chemical Chamber

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The Chemical Chamber

Description:

In Kent Tate’s solo exhibition The Chemical Chamber brought together various sculptural works. Stone columns bearing carved heads with piercing red eyes lined the gallery walls. At the centre of the room, a tapestry insulated with fur and suspended from a freestanding frame was positioned in front of a wishing well built from loose clay and sand. Though water was absent, the dry well held residue of blue pigment that evoked water.

Video documentation is available upon request.

A large tapestry suspended on a freestanding wood frame hangs in front of a heap of sand on the gallery floor sculpted to look like a volcano. The photo is in black and white.

A large tapestry suspended on a freestanding wood frame hangs near the back of the gallery. The photo is in black and white.

Captions:

Kent Tate: The Chemical Chamber, installation view, Apr 23 – May 9, 1986.
Kent Tate: The Chemical Chamber, installation view, Apr 23 – May 9, 1986.

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