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01 Kira Lynn Harris, 2010 Light, Space And Perception
1. Light, Space and Perception Kira Lynn Harris I, who felt the horror of mirrors Not only in front of the impenetrable crystal Where there ends and begins, uninhabitable An impossible space of reflections. Jorge Luis Borges â Mirrorsâ Dreamtigers
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3. Kira Lynn Harris curated by Senga Nengudi CUE Art Foundation 2009
28. In this installation in Houston, I refer to the numerous pyramids I found in the city most notably in the museum itself, designed by Gunnar Birkerts, and in Barnett Newmanâs Broken Obelisk, his tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., located at the entrance to the Rothko Chapel. The colored gels here evoke sunrise.
32. Waterfall, 2005 With Waterfall (2005), an installation in P.S.1's south stairwell, Harris intends "to call the viewer's attention to a space that is, like hallways and corridors, a place to pass through, with little concentration on the space itself: a stairwell originally intended as a simple passageway." Silver Mylar "streams" down the steps to one side of the viewer as he or she passes through the space, illuminated by simple track lighting from above. In the corners of landings triangles of Mylar sheathed plywood are clustered together to open and deepen otherwise terminal spaces. The effect created is magical, and encourages renewed attention to P.S.1's native architecture. Notably, Harris' shining, reflective materials highlight the building's signature, often peeling, painted brick walls, casting a new glow on history. Excerpt from wall text
38. Via Sacra, 2005 Elisa Monte Dance Company Choreography by Elisa Monte Set Design: Kira Lynn Harris Lighting: Clifton Taylor Lost Objects (1 st Act)
42. Falling Up, 2003 A mirror installation reflecting the atrium ceiling of the museum, mirroring the movement of the sun, clouds, birds and planes, reversing up and down, ground and sky.
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44. Barn / studios with Viewpoint , (exterior view) in window
49. In 2001 participated in an exhibit where artists were asked to contribute pieces which responded to the curatorial subject, White Hot . The space, Smack Mellon Studios is a large former spice warehouse. At the back of the building was a large configuration of âstepsâ flush against the wall, ending in a flat â bedâ whose center consisted of broken rock and brick. I requested this area for a site specific piece, using silver mylar to cover the âstepsâ and create the appearance of water while the reflections from the mylar simulate fire .
65. Void, River, Nocturne, 2001 This series of photographs began as polaroid record of the ambient light changes during the creation of the installation, 96 Degrees in the Shade . These polaroids were taken with existing light and are wholly un-manipulated, other than scanning into computer to produce 48â x 48â pigment prints on paper. Other than straightforward documentation of installations, these were my first photographs.
99. Berlin Cobbletsones, Raincoat Collaboration with Istvan Francer of Theory Clothing 2006 Limited Edition of 50 coats, Fundraiser for the New Museum of Contemporary Art, Sold at Bergdorf Goodman, New York