Parthenon Twister

2025

Materials: Foam, masonite, acrylic paint

Dimensions: 80in x 42in x 24in (hung at 54in)

  • Piece invites viewer to become column in the classical architecture entablature and pediment by placing head into evenly spaced holes in the structure

    • Only structural elements of body visible on the exterior

  • Interactors break strict proportions and grid of colonnade through the familiar game of Twister

    • Spinners inside structure and board placed below help signal to guests the game of Twister

  • Relief sculpture usually placed on outside now inside for interactors to perceive

  • Outside viewers can place face into cutout (similar to an amusement park face cutout) and become unknowingly part of the interior relief sculpture

  • Interactivity calls to the agency within a theme park where one’s actions physically influence the visual landscape of the world around them

  • My deepest thank you to Jules Martin for shooting and editing these photos and to Martha Freidman and Kyung Lee for appearing in the photos

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