Karen Zalamea ~ Artist Reference Site



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	Diagrammatic Drills ECO prints of vector drawings 7' x 15' 2007	Diagrammatic Drills is a drawing exercise that simplifies different napkin folding diagrams into linear abstractions. Working within the same parameters as Exercises in Napery, the drawings consist of nine constructions. A system was devised to repeat the nine constructions, with each rotating ninety degrees. images >
	Major Acquisition c-prints 20" x 20" 2005-2006	Major Acquisition presents the contents of collected vacuum bags with each accumulation named after its donor. Domestic maintenance is archived, resulting in abject masses that form portraits from waste. images >
	Libraries c-prints 24" x 20" 2005	Libraries illustrates differently arranged stacks of anonymous books. Unlike the democratic, alphanumeric Dewey Decimal System of classification, Libraries presents sculptural modes of organization that employ size, symmetry, balance, and colour. Acquiring knowledge becomes a continual act of building and rebuilding. images >
	Domestic Subversions lightjet prints 5' x 4' 2004	The series explores residential interior space and challenges conventional notions of inhabiting. Familiar objects are placed in disruptive positions, with each room housing the performance of Duchampian gestures. The photographs materialize as mundane manifestos, playing with notions of functionality, comfort, and domestic work. images >
	B & B c-prints 20" x 20" 2003	The first project in my practice to venture into the documentation of domestic interior space. These images were taken in Ullapool, Scotland while I was an international exchange student at the Edinburgh College of Art. images >


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