Commonwealth and Council

Electric Data Wave Serenade

Katie Grinnan

Press Release
Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

5 Seconds of Dreaming (aggregate)

5 Seconds of Dreaming (aggregate)

2017-18

Cast aggregate molded from a 3D printed landscape derived from 5 seconds of EEG data made of resin and sawdust from CNC’d data fragment, sand, enamel paint, welded steel, spray paint 

Approx. 60 x 96 x 96 in (152 x 244 x 244 cm)

5 Seconds of Dreaming (aggregate)

5 Seconds of Dreaming (aggregate)

5 Seconds of Dreaming (aggregate), detail

5 Seconds of Dreaming (aggregate), detail

5 Seconds of Dreaming (aggregate), detail

5 Seconds of Dreaming (aggregate), detail

Installation view

Installation view

Road Trip Interpolation

Road Trip Interpolation

2017-18

Sculpture with video

Installation dimensions variable

Road Trip Interpolation, video still

Road Trip Interpolation, video still

2017-18

Single-channel HD video, color, sound, 5 min 22 sec, animation traveling through EEG data of 5 seconds of dreaming

Road Trip Interpolation, video still

Road Trip Interpolation, video still

Road Trip Interpolation

Road Trip Interpolation

2017-18

Wall cast from a CNC’d interpolated image of a rock from Zabriskie Point, aggregate of Friendly Plastic and earth from the same rock at Zabriskie Point

Approx. 48 x 70.5 x 20 in (122 x 179 x 51 cm)

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics

2018

CNC’d wood data fragment, PLA plastic data fragments, Bronze data fragment, wood, paint, wooden mallet

Dimensions overall: approx. 8 ft (2 m) wide

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics, detail

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics, detail

2018

CNC’d wood data fragment

Approx. 7.5 x 24 x 10.75 in (19 x 61 x 27 cm)

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics, detail

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics, detail

2018

PLA plastic data fragment

Approx. 8 x 8.5 x 6 in (20 x 22 x 15 cm)

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics, detail

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics, detail

2018

PLA plastic data fragment

Approx. 8.75 x 7 x 6 in (22 x 18 x 15 cm)

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics, detail

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics, detail

2018

PLA plastic data fragment

Approx. 8 x 9.5 x .75 in (20 x 24 x 2 cm)

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics, detail

Data-Mind Geo-Phonics, detail

 2018

Bronze data fragment, wood, paint, wooden mallet

Approx. 24.5 x 14 x 11 in (62 x 36 x 28 cm)

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Installation view

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock

2017-18

Three-channel video installation with sculpture

Editor: Katie Grinnan

Videographer: Alison O’Daniel

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock, video still

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock, video still

2017-18

HD video, color, sound, 13 min

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock, video still

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock, video still

2017-18

HD video, color, silent, 5 min 19 sec

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock

2017-18

Cast Cool Morph plastic rock molded from a rock in Topanga Canyon with material from melted body piece, Borax crystal brain

Approx. 13 x 30 x 32 in (33 x 76 x 81 cm)

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock

2017-18

Cast body sleeping with Friendly Plastic and sand, nylon fabric, gator board, grommets

Approx. 44 x 58 x 13.75 in (111.8 x 147.3 x 34.9 cm)

Installation view

Installation view

Earthquake Performance

Earthquake Performance

2018

Aggregate of Friendly Plastic and earth from Death Valley

Approx. 30.5 x 60 x 27 in (78 x 152 x 69 cm)

Earthquake Performance

Earthquake Performance

Installation view

Installation view

Psychic Tectonic Glitch Body

Psychic Tectonic Glitch Body

2018

Aggregate of Friendly Plastic and earth from Death Valley

Approx. 24 x 40 x 21 in (61 x 102 x 53 cm)

Psychic Tectonic Glitch Body, detail

Psychic Tectonic Glitch Body, detail

Gestures of a Landmass/Shrug

Gestures of a Landmass/Shrug

2018 

Aggregate of Friendly Plastic, earth, and rocks from Death Valley

Approx. 11.5 x 36 x 31.5 in (29 x 91 x 80 cm)

Mine

Mine

2018

Cast Borax, ink

Dimensions variable

Mine, detail

Mine, detail

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock

2017-18

HD video, color, sound, 5 min 19 sec, cast resin rock molded from a rock in Topanga Canyon, projector, speakers

Approx. 13 x 30 x 24 in (33 x 76 x 61 cm)

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock, video still

Electric Data Wave Serenade/Dissolving the Rock, video still