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PURGATORY:
1/3 SCALE MODEL FOR PACK-CAT© RECYCLING PROJECT #1 PURGATORY: 1/3-Scale Model,
is a cubical configuration of modular plexi-glass boxes that serve as display cases and
storage containers for groups of accumulations. The sources of the collections are
variedsome are common waste materials, many are by-products of sculptural processes,
while others are organic samples borrowed from nature. PURGATORY is a sculpture
constantly in flux. Each box unit contains accretions in various states-of-process. The
cube chambers are interchangeable; contents are constantly accruing and elements can be
exchanged or shifted out in favor of different presentations. Every new exhibition reveals
changes in the work, suggesting new possibilities for the sculpture to its viewers, as
well as to its creator. PURGATORY is a 1/3-scale proto-type for a larger 54"x
54"x 54" plexi-glass sculpture.
The PACK-CAT© Recycling Project is a Social
Sculpture initiated in the Fall of 1997. PACK-CAT© was
formed out of a concern with local and global Recycling issues and an interest in
turning "found and collected" materials into sculptural objects. The underlying
mission of PACK-CAT© is expanding Recycling awareness locally
and worldwide, and finding creative solutions for reducing waste. PACK-CAT© has an ever-increasing base of dedicated contributors who save and
donate materials for the effort. The next stage of evolution for the project is creating a
full size PURGATORY sculpture and becoming a Foundation Organization. The PACK-CAT© Projects long-term plans include construction of larger
public PACK-CAT© Recycling Containers, and community
exhibitions of Recycled artworks.
--Jeffrey Allen Price
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