Christian Nicolay
Wooden Pallet as Sculptural Graffiti No. 2
Inkjet print face-mounted to Plexiglas, salvaged wood, acrylic paint, nails, tape
34” x 22” x 5.51” (87cm x 56cm x 14cm)
2018
Left among a landscape, waiting to be found, moved, destroyed or collected.
The wooden shipping pallet has no home, constantly in transit or at rest, it lives a paradoxical life of transitional silence despite its ubiquitous nature.
It sits somewhere between the nowhere and the now here, existing within a liminal space caught between the precious and the worthless, a reflection of the unpredictable and unstable oscillation of the times.
Wooden Pallet as Sculptural Graffiti
Left among a landscape waiting to be found, moved, destroyed or collected.
Rogue Installation during the Capture Photography Festival in Vancouver BC, 2017
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, salvaged wood
40” x 48” (101.6cm x 122cm)
2017
On the Horizon Line (Shipping Pallet No.7)
Light jet photograph face mounted to Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, found detritus paper, ink, pencil, correction pen
21” x 37” x 3.5” (53.3cm x 94cm x 8.9cm)
2017
On the Horizon Line (Shipping Pallet No.5)
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, found detritus paper, collage, ink, pencil, tape, correction pen
33” x 36” x 4” each (Triptych) (84cm x 91.5cm x 10.5cm)
2016
On the Horizon Line (Shipping Pallet No.1)
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, found detritus paper, collage, ink, pencil, tape, correction pen
29” x 73” x 5” (73.66cm x 185.42cm x 12.7cm)
2015
On the Horizon Line (Shipping Pallet No.2)
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, found detritus paper, collage, ink, pencil, tape, correction pen
29.25” x 24” x 5” each (Diptych) (74.3cm x 61cm x 12.7cm)
2015
On the Horizon Line (Shipping Pallet No.3)
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, found detritus paper, collage, ink, pencil, tape, correction pen
31” x 30” x 4” each (Diptych) (78.74cm x 76.20cm x 10.16cm)
2015
Temporary Landscape No.1
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, ink, pencil, tape, correction pen, tracking device
32" x 60" x 5" (81.28cm x 152.5cm x 12.7cm)
2015
Single channel video
02:36 min
2015
Link to video
Temporary Landscape No.1 is a form of sculptural graffiti that is left among a landscape waiting to be found, moved, destroyed or collected. The pallet is made in 2 parts, which connect together visually but remain detached from one another. One has a tracking device to monitor its whereabouts or locate and the other does not.
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Salvaged and repurposed wooden pallet and nails, salvaged Plexiglas, light jet photograph, MDF, found detritus paper, ink, pencil, acrylic paint, tape, correction pen, Rubbermaid cooler, pennies, LED lights, batteries, salvaged bricks from demolished Vancouver building
30" x 29.5" x 4.75" (76.2cm x 75cm x 12cm)
2015
