Lantern, 2015
LED lantern, sand casted plaster, freeze dried food, resin, seashells, golden ink, hemp, zip ties, 39 x 12 inches

image courtesy of the artist and Smart Objects, Los Angeles

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This a work entitled Lantern (2015) by ADAM CRUCES from his solo exhibition Diet Sonata at Smart Objects in Los Angeles.

The exhibition which is running through July 2, comprises a series of sculptures, space blankets that cover the floor of the whole exhibition space, as well as sand on the perimeter of the walls of the gallery. The sculptures (five in total) are each composed of various material such as LED lanterns, sand casted plasters, freeze dried astronaut food suspended in resin and golden constellations in seashells.  

The press release that you can find on Smart Objects’ website comes from Voyager Golden Record, a phonograph record included in the two Voyager spacecrafts launched in 1977, in which CRUCES removed any words that referenced outer space. With this work ADAM CRUCES engages notion of memory, experience and time through a cheesy summer atmosphere, the one you can experience around a fire on a beach on a mild starry night.

→ Diet Sonata by ADAM CRUCES is on view at Smart Objects, Los Angeles until July 2, 2015

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