The artist stands against a wall and uses a spring—tensioned chest expander. The camera zooms in and out, mimicing the expansion and recoil of the muscle-building device.
“A play on the expectation of art somehow being a mind—expanding activity.”
Nevermind Expander (1977)
Other works by Gray Nicol
Gray Nicol
Construction of a Cube (1976)
The artist methodically constructs a wooden cube in real time.
Gray Nicol
C.U. Madonna (2009)
European and South Pacific choral music accompanies a sculpted image of a mother and child.
Gray Nicol
Duck Calling (1978)
An absurdist performance piece for shotgun, duck and bandage that continues the artists interest in signs and signals of representation.