while u sleep

Polychromatic aluminum pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Stencil Prints

Tribal name: Sausi Madang Province, Upper Ramu river, near Koropa.

Artist name: While U Sleep

Conception number: 789 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 628 of 810

noises outside hut

“so, how did you sleep last night?”

I’m not sure I did

out past neptune, beyond planet claire . . .

Composite pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 31.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Control Panel

Tribal name: Seimat Western Manus Province, Ninigo and Anchorite islands.

Artist name: Out Past Neptune, Beyond Planet Claire ...

Conception number: 787 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 629 of 810

my 12th grade essay

Is space the final frontier?

It’s all in the head

dry

Shiny black pattern; fired copper sheet pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Enamel series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Pastel Heart

Tribal name: Selepet Morobe Province, Kabwum district, Pumune and Kiari river valleys.

Artist name: Dry

Conception number: 799 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 630 of 810

numbness overcomes

this was a difficult month

I’ve lost all feeling

shrunken heads are so passe'

Polychromatic pattern; aluminum; crystals; stainless steel rings; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 18.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Necklace

Tribal name: Sene Morobe Province, east end of Huon Peninsula.

Artist name: Shrunken Heads Are So Passe'

Conception number: 790 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 631 of 810

p.m.v. bilas

review mirror ornament

colorful dead bird

moles

Aluminum pattern; copper rivets; painted black mild steel channel base. (safety glass not shown).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.0"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 6.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Copper Rivets/Aluminum Plate

Tribal name: Sengo East Sepik Province, Ambunti district, west-northwest of Pagwi, Sengo village.

Artist name: Moles

Conception number: 798 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 632 of 810

Kitten number: 150

hoping to see stars

sun during day / clouds at night

life on an island

copper rivets

Painted copper sheet; copper rivets; black mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown). (Keneseth series.)

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.0"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 6.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Copper Rivets

Tribal name: Sengseng West New Britain Province, southwest interior.

Artist name: Copper Rivets

Conception number: 802 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 633 of 810

Kitten number: 151

tribal dinner soup

sit there, smile, and just eat it

floating . . . it looks back!

green rivet stubs

Copper sheet; copper rivets; black painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown). (Keneseth series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 9.0"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 6.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Green Rivet Stubs

Tribal name: Sepa Madang Province, Manam island south coast, Bogia area.

Artist name: Green Rivet Stubs

Conception number: 803 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 634 of 810

Kitten number: 152

pollen sacks loaded

hive bees back from collecting

circling to land

downward

Blue stone slate; black mild steel channel base. (Petroglyph series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 8.0"H x 4.0"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 4.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Single Upside Down Bluestone

Tribal name: Sera Sandaun Province, Sera area.

Artist name: Downward

Conception number: 800 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 635 of 810

geckoes run on walls

fruit bats circling at night

dogs hunkering down

knife edge

Scribed grey stone slate; black permanent marker; black mild steel channel base. (Petroglyph series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0"H x 3.5"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 3.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Knife Edge

Tribal name: Seta Sandaun Province.

Artist name: Knife Edge

Conception number: 801 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 636 of 810

dollar fifty knife

carbon steel - twenty years old

bought in a bush store

for walt whitman

Polychromatic pattern; polychromatic foam board; polychromatic enamel heart pattern; gold leaf/blue pigment suspended in acrylic; salt block with gear grease; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Enamel series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 18.5"W x 6.0"D

Weight: 28.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: For W. W.

Tribal name: Setaman Western Province, North Fly district, Olsobip RLLG, Baktamin area.

Artist name: For Walt Whitman

Conception number: 791 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 637 of 810

life is for living

all the days given to us

use all one’s senses

sustenance

Polychromatic pattern; Japanese sweet potatoes; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0"H x 19.0"W x 8.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Sweet Potatoes

Tribal name: Seti Sandaun Province.

Artist name: Sustenance

Conception number: 810 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 638 of 810

the yams are floating!

my spirit is soaring high!

number 8!1!0!

twisted and cupped

Wood; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 18.0"H x 17.5"W x 7.0"D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Torqued

Tribal name: Sewa Bay Milne Bay Province, center of Normanby island, Sewa Bay area.

Artist name: Twisted And Cupped

Conception number: 809 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 639 of 810

boards creak under foot

yellow pine floors in my house

eighteen seventy

bloodlines

Blue slate; acrylic; black painted mild steel channel base; bushings/spacers. (Petroglyph series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 13.0"H x 10.0"W x 3.0"D

Weight: 11.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Blue Acrylic

Tribal name: Sialum Morobe Province, Huon peninsula, northeast coast.

Artist name: Bloodlines

Conception number: 786 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 640 of 810

I smell the water

after the brief sun shower

jungle leaves dripping

the journey

Greystone; indelible marker; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Petroglyph series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 21.0"H x 17.5"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 33.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Rows

Tribal name: Siane Eastern Highlands Province, Watabung and Unggai census divisions, Goroka district; Chimbu Province, Nambaiyufa census division.

Artist name: The Journey

Conception number: 804 of an estimated 810 PNG languages.

Made number: 641 of 810

we follow others

some behind and some ahead

others follow us