JEFFREY SCHIFF

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Dailies

2003
newspaper, steel, string
variable dimensions

essays and reviews

A rectangular steel fence defines a spatial void. From this enclosure, colored strings tied to the fence loop around and hold sections of newspaper by the fold, pulling the string taut, and over time, accruing to cover the floor around the enclosed void.


 
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  • Installations
    • Double Vision: Transactions of the American Philosophical SocietyDouble Vision: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
    • The Library ProjectThe Library Project
    • from L’Encyclopédie: Miriotierfrom L’Encyclopédie: Miriotier
    • Mobile GlobalMobile Global
    • Vertical HoldVertical Hold
    • Potter’s FieldPotter’s Field
    • Everywhere ChidambaramEverywhere Chidambaram
    • Everyday ChidambaramEveryday Chidambaram
    • Sole ContactSole Contact
    • Earth AgainEarth Again
    • Deux Ex MachinaDeux Ex Machina
    • If Ever…If Ever…
    • Kill Van KullKill Van Kull
  • Public Commissions
    • DestinationsDestinations
    • Rail of JusticeRail of Justice
  • Sculpture
    • Carpet RubbleCarpet Rubble
    • ContingenciesContingencies
    • DisThermiaDisThermia
    • Lean-Tos and Floor-PilesLean-Tos and Floor-Piles
    • SchemataSchemata
    • EmbedsEmbeds
    • Casting BlocksCasting Blocks
    • KneelersKneelers
    • DevicesDevices
    • TransparenciesTransparencies
  • Performance
    • Praying ProjectPraying Project
    • ColossusColossus
    • Second MesaSecond Mesa
  • Interactivity
    • Sole ContactSole Contact
    • Potter’s FieldPotter’s Field
    • KneelersKneelers
    • Everywhere ChidambaramEverywhere Chidambaram
  • Photo Work
    • InterruptionsInterruptions
    • Contingencies: PhotoworksContingencies: Photoworks
    • reConstructionsreConstructions
    • from L’Encyclopédie: Miriotier Photoworksfrom L’Encyclopédie: Miriotier Photoworks
  • Drawings
    • Ink MapsInk Maps
    • Rome/Bologna DrawingsRome/Bologna Drawings
    • Bellagio Rockefeller DrawingsBellagio Rockefeller Drawings
    • The Library Project: YeastThe Library Project: Yeast
    • NetworksNetworks
    • Color MapsColor Maps
  • Archive
    • Odds and Ends
    • I.C.A. ProjectI.C.A. Project
    • W.P.A. ProjectW.P.A. Project
    • RevisionRevision
    • Second SightSecond Sight
    • A Courtyard, an Axis, an AmbulatoryA Courtyard, an Axis, an Ambulatory
    • High MesaHigh Mesa
    • New GroundNew Ground
    • Separate GroundSeparate Ground
    • O Sole MioO Sole Mio
    • If Ever…If Ever…
    • Second MesaSecond Mesa
    • PossessionsPossessions

Dailies

August 28, 2014 by jschiff@wesleyan.edu

2003
newspaper, steel, string
variable dimensions

essays and reviews

A rectangular steel fence defines a spatial void. From this enclosure, colored strings tied to the fence loop around and hold sections of newspaper by the fold, pulling the string taut, and over time, accruing to cover the floor around the enclosed void.


 

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