Reliquary for a Dictionary 2006

Erin O’Neill
Gestures 9: November 11, 2006 – January 7, 2007
Materials
wood, encyclopedia of dictionaries, ink acetate, silicone-based paper, wire

A shifting surface and the presentation of dictionary definitions contrasts with the more indeterminate and personal meanings to be found in the adjacent imagery.

Description

A shifting surface (the floor acts as a see-saw) and the presentation of dictionary definitions contrasts with the more indeterminate and personal meanings to be found in the adjacent imagery.

 

Curated by Graham Shearing

About the Artist

Erin O’Neill received his BFA from the University of North Texas and a Master of Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He is currently the technical coordinator for GPAC’s Art on the Walls exhibition program. Always learning and applying new skills as a technical advisor, artist assistant, preparator, conservation technician, registrar, O’Neill has either worked with or is currently project coordinator for: the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Carnegie Museum of Art, Andy Warhol Museum, Carnegie Mellon University’s Studio for Creative Inquiry, August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Lombard Freid Gallery – New York, and the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art.