The Oxford Comet: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 17, 1993. Realized at Angel Meadow Park, Oxford, June 26, 1993, 3:00 p.m., approximately 10 minutes. Gunpowder fuse 1500 meters, gunpowder: 14 kg, 45 helium balloons, television, drawing and herbal medicine. Diameter: 100 m. Commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford for the exhibition Silent Energy, June 27–August 29, 1993. [Ephemeral]
Photo courtesy MoMA Oxford.
Drawing for Oxford Comet: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 17
1993
Gunpowder and gunpowder fuse on paper
305 x 403 cm
Private collection
Photo courtesy MoMA Oxford.
1993
Chinese herbal medicines, bricks, fire, and charcoal; Three drawings showing acupuncture points (Infusion of Smoke, 1993)
Installation dimensions variable
Photo courtesy MoMA Oxford.
Silent Volcano
1993
Gunpowder (1 kg), sulphur (7.5 kg ), potassium nitrate (1.5 kg), charcoal, paper, scales, chain, metal bar, and volcanic stones
Installation dimensions variable
Photo courtesy MoMA Oxford.
Infusion of Smoke
1993
Ink on paper, mounted on rice paper as three-panel drawing
76.7 x 156 cm overall
Photo courtesy Cai Studio.