PHOTOGRAPHS----SCULPTURAL TIME CAPSULE:
When beginning the discussion of a time capsule to be placed in the new addition to the Milliken Fine Art Building, I reviewed the criteria and immediately challenged the status-quo by asking:
Why does a time capsule have to be in a
cornerstone?
Why does a cornerstone have to look like a grave marker?
Why can't a time capsule be incorporated
into a piece of sculpture?
I began developing the concept for a stainless steel wall relief to be placed on the exterior brick of the new addition. This sculpture would house a twelve-inch diameter cylinder, which would penetrate the wall and be visible from the inside. The inside end of the cylinder would have a twelve-inch diameter photo etching of the current faculty along with dates and instructions for opening the capsule. This etching could also be printed in a limited edition once the capsule is opened.
BUILDING PRESENTATION MODEL
FINISHED SCULPTURE READY FOR INSTALLATION The time capsule material and fabrication was made possible By Converse College Board of Trustee member Kurt Zimmerli.)
FINISHED SCULPTURE INSTALLED