Christian Nicolay
Wooden Pallet as Sculptural Graffiti No. 2
Left among a landscape waiting to be found, moved, destroyed or collected.
Inkjet print face-mounted to Plexiglas, salvaged wood, acrylic paint, nails, tape
34” x 22” x 19.7” (87cm x 56cm x 50cm)
2018
Wooden Pallet as Sculptural Graffiti
Left among a landscape waiting to be found, moved, destroyed or collected.
Rogue Installation during the Capture Photography Festival 2017 in Vancouver BC,
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, salvaged wood
40” x 48” (101.6cm x 122cm)
2017
On the Horizon Line (Shipping Pallet No.7)
Light jet photograph face mounted to Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, found detritus paper, ink, pencil, correction pen
21” x 37” x 3.5” (53.3cm x 94cm x 8.9cm)
2017
On the Horizon Line (Shipping Pallet No.5)
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, found detritus paper, collage, ink, pencil, tape, correction pen
33” x 36” x 4” each (Triptych) (84cm x 91.5cm x 10.5cm)
2016
On the Horizon Line (Shipping Pallet No.1)
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, found detritus paper, collage, ink, pencil, tape, correction pen
29” x 73” x 5” (73.66cm x 185.42cm x 12.7cm)
2015
On the Horizon Line (Shipping Pallet No.2)
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, found detritus paper, collage, ink, pencil, tape, correction pen
29.25” x 24” x 5” each (Diptych) (74.3cm x 61cm x 12.7cm)
2015
On the Horizon Line (Shipping Pallet No.3)
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, found detritus paper, collage, ink, pencil, tape, correction pen
31” x 30” x 4” each (Diptych) (78.74cm x 76.20cm x 10.16cm)
2015
Temporary Landscape No.1
Light jet photograph, salvaged Plexiglas, MDF, acrylic paint, ink, pencil, tape, correction pen, tracking device
32" x 60" x 5" (81.28cm x 152.5cm x 12.7cm)
2015
Single channel video
02:36 min
2015
Link to video
Temporary Landscape No.1 is a form of sculptural graffiti that is left among a landscape waiting to be found, moved, destroyed or collected. The pallet is made in 2 parts, which connect together visually but remain detached from one another. One has a tracking device to monitor its whereabouts or locate and the other does not.
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Salvaged and repurposed wooden pallet and nails, salvaged Plexiglas, light jet photograph, MDF, found detritus paper, ink, pencil, acrylic paint, tape, correction pen, Rubbermaid cooler, pennies, LED lights, batteries, salvaged bricks from demolished Vancouver building
30" x 29.5" x 4.75" (76.2cm x 75cm x 12cm)
2015
The wooden shipping pallet has no home, constantly in transit or at rest it is the unsung hero disregarded in alleyways when it is not transporting goods from one place to another. It has become invisible, part of the collective urban and rural detritus. The dualistic life span of the shipping pallet directly speaks to the uncertain and nomadic reality of displacement and flow of people around the world.
Our cultural landscapes are becoming increasingly crisscrossed and blurred through shifting borders and boundaries – the paradoxical grey area that exists between one side and another. Materials, images and objects reflecting concepts of liminality visually demonstrate transition and transformation - the visible and the invisible – the seen and unseen. The notion of 'space' and 'place' occurs in conjunction with ideas of the 'temporary' and 'permanent', creating a play between the real and the unreal - betwixt and between.
liminal
ˈlɪmɪn(ə)l/
adjective
1. relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process.
2. occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold.
3. liminal symbols of passage and transformation; doors, ladders, crossings, bridges, pallets.