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Installation Documentation II

Rita Myers
1983, 7:03 min, color, sound
The Forms That Begin at the Outer Rim
Rita Myers
1983, 2:40 min, color, sound

The Forms That Begin at the Outer Rim is a spare, evocative installation, in which primal forms related to the four alchemical elements are translated into a vocabulary of symbolic codes and ritual gestures.

The Eye of the Beast is Red
Rita Myers
1983, 4:23 min, color, sound

The Eye of the Beast is Red further explores mystical landscapes. An obelisk, swinging back and forth in a pendulum-like motion, is suspended above four vine-covered video monitors "planted" in the floor.

Description

Inspired by ancient mythology and magic, Myers' installation series In the Planet of the Eye portrays cyclical and regenerative states. The Forms That Begin at the Outer Rim is a spare, evocative installation, in which primal forms related to the four alchemical elements are translated into a vocabulary of symbolic codes and ritual gestures. The Eye of the Beast is Red further explores mystical landscapes. An obelisk, swinging back and forth in a pendulum-like motion, is suspended above four vine-covered video monitors "planted" in the floor.