K Staelin | work | plying sight series

Uncountable Date, 2007
Mixed media on wall
West wall: 96 x 60 in.; East wall: 83-1/2 x 31 in.

Uncountable Date shows two views from a terrace. The drawing looking out includes afterimages from looking at the sun, yarn marking the placement of the feet and visual perspective indicating the placement of the eyes. The drawing of the wall behind shows rough impressions of what I know to be behind me.

plying sight series 2007 perception landscape drawing

Untitled (Vase), 2007
Paper, plastic, yarn, postcard, clock, pencil, gouache
Approx. 50 x 48 x 30 in.

A delicate white paper vase sits on a table. Yarn marks the distance to the vase and then the eyeÍs leap between the orange of the petals and postcard.

plying sight series 2007 perception sculpture

seeingYarn, 2007
Diagram

Consisting of three drawings and yarn, Seeing Yarn investigates the process of seeing a line of yarn connecting the floor and ceiling. One drawing shows the yarn seen peripherally, one drawing explores the identification of it as yarn and a third examines the process of assessing it's dimensions, location and basic qualities.

seeingYarn, 2007
Installation

seeingYarn (ID), seeingYarn (calculate), seeing Yarn (glance), 2007
Mixed media on paper
Each: 78 x 44-1/2 in.

plying sight series 2007 perception installation

seeingYarn (ID) II, 2007
Mixed media on paper
78 x 44-1/2 in.

plying sight series 2007 perception drawing

Sitting>>Here
Cable, chain, hardware, beads, marabou, paint, nylon line, dust, texture, glue
117 x 70 3/4 x 40 1/2 in.

The sensations/calculations in sitting down.

plying sight series 2007 sensation perception sculpture

Doorway, 2007
Paper, plastic, yarn, postcard, clock, pencil, gouache
Approx. 50 x 48 x 30 in.

A delicate white paper vase sits on a table. Yarn marks the distance to the vase and then the eyeÍs leap between the orange of the petals and postcard.

plying sight series 2007 perception sculpture

View/Study, 2007
Paper, gouache, plastic, tape, glue, pastel, graphite, colored pencil, water color, marker, yarn, beads, marabou
44 1/2 X 50 x 28 in.

Situated in a corner, this landscape records the act of looking out the window and includes spatial calculations, color notations and the peripheral blur of the interior.

plying sight series 2007 perception landscape drawing peripheral vision

Table, 2006
Glue, Homasote, chalk, brace, tape, cardboard, wall
Approx. 42 x 16 x 14 in.

plying sight series 2006 perception still-life drawing