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Model for a Tumultuous Subconscious

Assemblage with gyroscope
37 x 20 x 22 inches
Collection of Nagayama Kaname

An internal gyroscope causes the disk to squirm when moved by the viewer thereby mocking the cause and effect scenario of a living body infected with a torrid mental state. The disk movement is fairly dramatic and powerful; producing various growling and humming sounds as it runs a timed cycle activated by the push of a button.

BRUDNIAK

The instructions on the wall directed the viewer to push the red button, lift the disk and send it swiveling. The disk—actually a Mercedes hubcap—rotated, creating a loud vroom sound like a descending airplane but to no functional end. Brudniak’s works provided all the annoying side effects of industrialization without any of the benefits. The jetsam of technology was isolated and elevated, poking fun at what we accept as a given.

WENDY PARIS – Sculpture Magazine