Adam Parker Smith
Umbrella Cloud (outdoor)
2009
550 white golf umbrellas
Adam Parker Smith
Umbrella Cloud
2009
275 white 48" umbrellas
Adam Parker SMith
Untitled (Plane Crash)
2009
lambda print
32 1/4 x 48 in.
Adam Parker Smith
in collaboration with Carolyn Salas
Trophy
2009
taxidermy deer head, resin
23' by 26'
Constructing the aftermath of invented ceremonies and transcendental experiences from materials mined from vernacular culture, hardware stores and inherited collections of fabrics, I mimic the human endeavor to understand the universe through a bizarre confluence of real events, daydreams and preexisting fables. Through this combination, I establish psychological sites for disparate elements to congregate in environments that are simultaneously haunting, familiar and alien. These tragicomic installations are private, uncensored, darkly humored and most often involve the direct participation of the viewer. They are populated by subjects pulled from the fertile environment of my fears and longings, polluted with filth, obsessions, crushes, jealousy and grace. With no attempt to disguise the material makeup, my methods of construction parallel the imperfections, flaws and vulnerability reveled in the subject’s characters. As guilt, fascination and loyalty encroach, flawless heroines confront heart ache, fools distinguish beauty from the grotesque, and the wretched mourn the loss of irreproachable purity.
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