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Llano Uplift
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
A "moon bridge" invites participants to grip the handrails and walk to the top of the artificial hill.
Llano Uplift
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Gripper tape on the sheetmetal surface and the hand rail allows the participant to pull their way to the top of the hill.
Llano Uplift
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
The hill's surface is covered in cut and bent sheetmetal with each tab held in place with a nail. The galvanized railings are bolted into the sides of the stained form.
Llano Uplift
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Hanging from the ceiling is a series of lengths of steel ballchain.
Llano Uplift
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
The arc of the ball chain replicates and inverts the arc of the gallery's barrel vault creating an eye-shaped volume.
Llano Uplift
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Gallery's barrel vault, steel ballchain, aluminum frame, hardware
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Gallery's barrel vault, steel ballchain, aluminum frame, hardware
A custom-built aluminum frame holds each strand of ballchain in place along the edge of the barrel vault.
Llano Uplift
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Steel ballchain, aluminum frame, hardware
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Steel ballchain, aluminum frame, hardware
When the participant pulls themselves to the top of the hill, their head parts the steel beadchain.
Llano Uplift
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Tthe lengths of ballchain are lined up with the participant's ascent to allow for his or her head to automatically part the chains.
Llano Uplift
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Once the participant's head is above the level of beadchain, their vista is constrained to within the eye-shaped tube created by the gallery's barrel vault and the corresponding plane of beadchain.
Llano Uplift
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
A viewer watching a participant mount the hill now sees a figure without a head.
Llano Uplift
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
Visual Art Center, University of Texas at Austin
Plywood, sheetmetal, galvanized steel, stainless steel beadchain, aluminum, hardware, gripper tape, wood stain
The interior view for the participant is limited to exclude their own body. For the participant, they have more of a landscape view in which they themselves are not included. For other gallery goers, the only view of the participant is their headless body.
Llano Uplift
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