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Off-Roader

- 1993/94

Materials: Galvanized metal boxes (12" x 12" x 15") with rubber flooring and spring loaded legs, two-wheeled motorized vehicles (2.5" x 6" x 2.5"), ON/OFF switch, steel and copper cable, miscellaneous hardware, miscellaneous electrical and electronic parts

Sculpture Court Dimensions: 35' x 62' x 17'6" approximately

Electronic Design by Duane Mulder

Photo by Peter MacCallum (installation views only)

The sculpture court is the shell of an industrial building flanked on two sides by remaining buildings. On the floor of this concrete shell, a grid of dirt squares remain tracing the building's absent wooden support beams. This grid is used to determine the number and location of boxes used: 31. Contained in each box is a motorized two-wheeled vehicle tethered by a cable/power line to horizontal cables extending between the two flanking buildings (17'6" above the sculpture court floor). The horizontal cables are connected to power and an on/off switch. When the viewer activates the switch, all 31 vehicles start in unison.

Exhibition History:
Installed in the sculpture court of the Genereux Gallery (Toronto, Canada)