Troika
2017, 9’ x 9’3” x 10’ | 2.74 x 2.83 x 3.05m, welded plastic debris, hardware, LEDs, solar panels
This installation of 3 individual sculptures is made from industrial plastic debris (high density polyethylene barrels previously used for syrups, oils and detergents) from the transfer station at Penn State University. Troika was originally created for a solo exhibition entitled Gravity Shmavity at the Arboretum at Penn State University with support from a National Endowment for the Arts grant, The Palmer Museum, Diane Blanton, the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Centre County Commissioners, and Penn State's Sustainability Institute, Materials Research Institute, and Solid Waste Operations. The exhibit was on view in conjunction with "Plastic Entanglements: Ecology,Aesthetics, Materials," that featured contemporary artwork investigating the complex cultural and material nexus that is plastic and was curated by Joyce Henri Robinson. Troika have been installed in a variety of exterior and interior locations on the East Coast since their creation and couldn’t have been created without the helping hands of my artist collaborator and husband Marshall Coles, Coles Driscoll and Zach Collins.
photos by Marshall Coles
