Taxidermied Storyteller, 2019


Detail, front view, 14″x12″x12″.

The Old Blind Storyteller, a performance object created in 1989, was operated with my left hand in the back of its head, operating his mouth and a tongue! Now preserved in a reflective pose, “taxidermied,” and mounted on a wood pedestal, 2019.

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FRONT VIEW, CAST RUBBER HEAD FILLED WITH RIDGID FOAM, MIXED MEDIA, WOOD PEDESTAL
REVERSE VIEW

TAXIDERMIED STORYTELLER, 2019
12″w x 12″d x 60″h
$2,900

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TWO VIEWS OF THE STORYTELLER AND OPERATOR WITH THE BOX OF LIGHT, 1989.

I destroyed this drawing to create a new artwork pictured below to feature artist Peter Requiem’s wonderful Box of Light, 1990.

STORYTELLER’S BOX OF LIGHT, 2019
perforated steel, drawing; 24″wide x 18″ tall x 11″ deep Collection of Karen Guzak

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Notes: Old Blind Storyteller, Performance Object.

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