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  My father, the sun, & the hungry ghosts , installation view, 2011 (photo: Tara Rudnickas)

My Father, The Sun & The Hungry Ghosts

My Father, The Sun & The Hungry Ghosts

Where science and sanctity intersect, an overlapping study of light and religion reveals a similar paradox: that it may blind you or clarify the way. Inspired by the “hungry ghosts” found in every family tree, this installation speaks of haunting traditions of the past that no longer make sense in the present—yet if illuminated, uncovers a hypnotic space at heart.

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  Seven veils of the hungry ghosts ,  hand-cut mirror, nylon thread, acrylic tubing, LED spotlights; 8’ x 6’ x 6’ (total installation), 2011 (photo: Tara Rudnickas)
  Seven veils of the hungry ghosts , hand-cut mirror, nylon thread, acrylic tubing, LED spotlights; 8’ x 6’ x 6’ (total installation), 2011 (photo: Tara Rudnickas)
  Seven veils of the hungry ghosts , hand-cut mirror, nylon thread, acrylic tubing, LED spotlights; 8’ x 6’ x 6’ (total installation), 2011 (photo: Tara Rudnickas)
  My father, the sun, & the hungry ghosts , installation view, 2011 (photo: Tara Rudnickas)
  Patriarchitecture II , inkjet print on canvas mounted on wood panel, polymer resin, hand-cut mirror, 48” x 30,” 2011 (photo: Tara Rudnickas)
  Patriarchitecture II  (detail), inkjet print on canvas mounted on wood panel, polymer resin, hand-cut mirror, 48” x 30,” 2011 (photo: Tara Rudnickas)
  Patriarchitecture I , inkjet print on canvas mounted on wood panel, polymer resin, hand-cut mirror, 48” x 30,” 2011 (photo: Tara Rudnickas)
  Patriarchitecture I  (detail), inkjet print on canvas mounted on wood panel, polymer resin, hand-cut mirror, 48” x 30,” 2011 (photo: Tara Rudnickas)
  Seven veils of the hungry ghosts  (detail), hand-cut mirror, nylon thread, acrylic tubing, LED spotlights; 8’ x 6’ x 6’ (total installation), 2011
  My father, the sun, & the hungry ghosts , installation view, 2011
  My father, the sun, & the hungry ghosts , installation view, 2011 (photo: Tara Rudnickas)
  My father, the sun, & the hungry ghosts , installation view, 2011
All Modyrn Timez On Hunting, On Haunting, The Flip Side, And The Magic Between The Divide Hollywood Angels Loaded Gaze Mating Ritual of the Great Supernal Spiders Predator Prayer Infestation We Gather by Night and are Consumed by Fire Satellight My Father, The Sun & The Hungry Ghosts Ark Revelations1111 Numinous Design Creature-Feeling Beached Relics From The Future? To Lift The Veil, Chapters I-IV Random Weirdos, Old Haunts 2006-10
Modyrn Timez On Hunting, On Haunting, The Flip Side, And The Magic Between The Divide Hollywood Angels Loaded Gaze Mating Ritual of the Great Supernal Spiders Predator Prayer Infestation We Gather by Night and are Consumed by Fire Satellight My Father, The Sun & The Hungry Ghosts Ark Revelations1111 Numinous Design Creature-Feeling Beached Relics From The Future? To Lift The Veil, Chapters I-IV Random Weirdos, Old Haunts 2006-10