ARTWORK
Surprise! (2003) — Wood, electronics, found propeller, fire extinguiser, pipe, water valve (36 inches x 18 inches x 12 inches)
Description
Surprise! is an installation that disrupts the usual traffic flow in an art gallery setting. Perched above a doorway, it slowly drips water from a resevoir, simulating a leaky roof. Every five to twenty minutes, at random intervals, it spins a propeller for a few seconds and opens a valve, releasing a stream of water and dispersing it through motion of the propeller onto whomever happens to be below.
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Surprise! (2003)
Wood, electronics, found propeller, fire extinguiser, pipe, and water valve