The artist assembles a crude speaker box.
The artist makes a simple tape case and uses her own belt as a lock.
The artist creates an absurd interpretation of a wine and cheese plate. At one point she replaces the stem of a wine glass with a pencil.
The artist fixes a hole in a brief case, only to turn it around and reveal that it is missing one side.
The artist reconnects two sections of a broken coffee table.
The artist reconfigures a wine rack to accommodate a large jug.
The artist screws a plastic pot to the bottom of a board. She then glues a fake leaf to the pot.
The artist attaches a working lamp to the bottom of a board.
The artist assembles a simple travel bar.
The artist packs a suitcase, only to reveal that it has large holes cut into both sides.
Description
Writes Baldino: "Initially inspired by the theories behind 'Fuzzy Logic,' this series reveals that opposites can be the same. Something is what it is and what it is not, simultaneously... All of the work is shot in the first take, without editing."
In these witty performance pieces, Baldino constructs, deconstructs or reconstructs objects to subvert their meaning and function. The objects simultaneously are and are not the objects indicated by their name, incapable of fulfilling the function they are designed to perform. For example, in Cheeseboard/Not Cheeseboard, she fashions a wineglass from a broken pencil, a funnel, and gaffer's tape. Often Baldino performs the assembly or disassembly of these everyday objects while wearing incongruous costumes or in incongruous contexts.
