Patricia L. Boyd
Lumbar Formation IX (Christian Andersen, 09/25/2019-12/21/2019)
2021
Used restaurant grease, wax, damar resin, plywood
65 x 47 x 12 cm
Unique; incl. certificate
5.900 EUR (sold out)
Patricia L. Boyd develops her artworks through inquiries into the infrastructures and dynamics of their production and presentation. Her work Lumbar Formation IX (Christian Andersen, 09/25/2019-12/21/2019) is part of the series Wall Pieces (since 2017), for which the artist produces negative casts using a homemade mixture that includes recycled cooking grease collected from restaurants. When first exhibited, each sculpture is embedded into the wall of the gallery it is shown in. After the initial exhibition, the work is extracted along with the surrounding section of wall in which it was enclosed, which thereafter remains permanently attached to the cast. This “wall piece” is described by the artist as a prosthesis, as it functions to hold the cast in place and to extend it in size and meaning. The process of augmentation is reflected in the work’s title, which is readjusted to include the exhibition’s dates and location.
Boyd’s edition is available in the context of her solo exhibition Hold that was on view from March through June 2021.