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JERELYN HANRAHAN

SCHONTALSTRASSE 16
ZURICH 8004, SWITZERLAND
Jerelyn Hanrahan is a New York artist currently living and developing projects in Europe. In addition to realizing the international project "Gesture as Value" the artist is completing a book of "97 Drawings", text by New York/English Poet, Max Blagg. Published by Andrers Zust, Edition, Ricco Bilger, Zurich, Switzerland.

Currently the artist is also developing an autobiography in sound.


Previous Projects:

"A.W.O.L. assente sensa permesso"
(Commentary on the White Cube)
1996
Temple Gallery, Rome,Italy

A.W.O.L. challenges the viewer to assume the position of the artist, by presenting a situation where they must communicate out of a white cube/room. Sounds made by the individual who enters the cube are projected into the actual gallery space through the audio. intentionally the artist uses visual associations with a religious confessional, pulpit , stage, or platform for communication.
AWOL

320cm x 93cm x 120cm
Mixed materials: carpentry, carpet, light and audio installation.


SPIEGAL, SPECCHIO, MIRROR
1995
KUNSTECKE RAUM FUR KUNST
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

Head 1

Ink on paper
1995, 17cm x 21cm

A series of 14 wax hand mirrors, installed in a project room originally constructed to be a public bathroom. Text on wall, upon entering "objekte bitte anfassen ", translation, " please touch the objects" the room divided into symetrical "viewing booths", (referance dressing room) made from white shower curtains (referance, nudity, vulnerability ) were constructed to be each large enough for 1 person to enter. Inside each booth a wax hand mirror on a shelf. The hand mirrors were contructed with a hollow frame as opposed to a reflective surface., the viewer / participant seeing where they stood. The intention being to present another form of reflection. Red wax mirror
22cm x 16cm x 3 cm

Head 2

REFLECT V. THROW BACK, ESP. RAYS OF LIGHT, HEAT, ETC; FORM AN IMAGE OF; SHOW; BRING CREDIT OR DISCREDIT UPON; CONSIDER AT LENGTH. REFLECTION; N. ACT OF REFLECTING, RETURN OF RAYS OF HEAT, LIGHT, ETC. FROM A SURFACE; IMAGE OF AN OBJECT GIVEN
BACK BY A MIRROR ETC; CONSCIOUS THOUGHT OR MEDITATION, ATTRIBUTION OF DISCREDIT OR BLAME.


CHASTITY SERIES
1993
EXIT ART, NEW YORK

A series of 5 cast aluminum chastity belts, made for both genders, and made to human scale. All works were originally made in wax using a lost wax process.

Chastity Series



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