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Steven Cottingham

Installation view Every commodity is inscribed by the mode of its production, all matter is contiguous with itself, 2018, vase sponges, aluminum foil, 9 x 27 x 18 in. (23 x 69 x 46 cm) Time is the fire in which we burn, 2018, aluminum heat sink, ear sponge, 12 x 8 x 5 (28 x 18 x 13 cm) Time is the fire in which we burn, 2018, aluminum heat sink, sea cap sponge, 11 x 8 x 7 in. (28 x 20 x 18 cm) Installation view Ablative fluid reduction, 2018, automotive coolant boiled to a reduction, concrete masonry unit, aluminum foil, 6 x 22 x 12 in. (15 x 56 x 30 cm) Tectonic attainder, 2018, pyrolized bread, aluminum heat sink, 6 x 12 x 6 in. (15 x 30 x 15 cm) Arson for the cadastral plane, 2018, burnt antifreeze, extruded aluminum, heat-resistant shelf, 20 x 18 x 18 in. (51 x 46 x 46 cm) Installation view Time is the fire in which we burn, 2018, aluminum heat sink, sea cap sponge, 12 x 8 x 7 (28 x 18 x 20 cm) Redundantv, 2018, schlieren videograph of cpu hard drive exhaust, extruded aluminum, screens, various electronics, 18 x 22 x 28 in. (46 x 56 x 71 cm), 10 minutes looped. Redundantv (detail), 2018, schlieren videograph of cpu hard drive exhaust, extruded aluminum, screens, various electronics, 18 x 22 x 28 in. (46 x 56 x 71 cm), 10 minutes looped.  Tectonic attainder, 2018, pyrolized bread, aluminum foil, 5 x 16 x 12 in. (13 x 41 x 30 cm) Installation view Value form phase transition, 2018; i) molten aluminum is poured into water, solidifying on contact, ii) the water is frozen, iii) the resulting sculpture is displayed in the gallery at room temperature, melting and depositing pieces of aluminum according to its process; initial dimensions 20 x 9 x 6 in. (51 x 23 x 15 cm) Value form phase transition (detail), 2018; i) molten aluminum is poured into water, solidifying on contact, ii) the water is frozen, iii) the resulting sculpture is displayed in the gallery at room temperature, melting and depositing pieces of aluminum according to its process; initial dimensions 20 x 9 x 6 in. (51 x 23 x 15 cm) Value form phase transition, 2018; i) molten aluminum is poured into water, solidifying on contact, ii) the water is frozen, iii) the resulting sculpture is displayed in the gallery at room temperature, melting and depositing pieces of aluminum according to its process; initial dimensions 20 x 9 x 6 in. (51 x 23 x 15 cm)


Heat, death, Wil Aballe Art Projects, Vancouver, Canada, October 18–November 17, 2018. This work is accompanied by an essay. PDF here. Weiyi Chang wrote about the exhibition for C Magazine.






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