bib handles

Metallic painted pattern; valves stems; painted bib handles; black painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown). (Floating/Number Series - 3).

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Bib Handles

Tribal name: Watut, Middle Morobe Province, Mumeng district, lower Watut valley, Dungutung, Bencheng, Marauna, and Babuaf (Madzim and Singono) villages.

Artist name: Bib Handles

Conception number: 876

Made number: 782

Kitten number: 170

basement treasure chest

enamel pot full of things

all these bib handles!

egged

Silver metallic painted pattern; two raw eggs; 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: Get Out

Tribal name: Watut, North Morobe Province, Mumeng district, Kaiapit area, Waffa valley, Mafanazo, Uruf, and Onom (Morom) villages.

Artist name: Egged

Conception number: 877

Made number: 783

nasty piece of work

having to clean off the car

fresh eggs on the paint

train car floor runner

Silver metallic painted pattern; rubber engine serpentine belt; 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: SEPTA Train Floor Runner

Tribal name: Watut, South Morobe Province, lower or south Watut river, Wawas, Maralangko, Zinimb, Bulaprik (Gumots), Dangal, and Sanang villages.

Artist name: Train Car Floor Runner

Conception number: 329

Made number: 784

the millions of feet

subway, train, bus, and trolleys

carrying the load

3 foil

Copper, silver, gold leafed pattern; high gloss clear enamel; black painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Leafing

Tribal name: Waube Madang Province, 20 km east of Erima.

Artist name: 3 Foil

Conception number: 878

Made number: 785

Kitten number: 171

frost on the window

a spider’s web of coldness

intersecting lines

awake (conscious)

Polychromatic 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: Potato Chip

Tribal name: Wedau Milne Bay Province, Rabaraba district, Weraura local government area, mainland from Kuvira Bay to Dogura along north coast.

Artist name: Awake (Conscious)

Conception number: 879

Made number: 786

sleeping - a still pool

opening my eyes first thing

a rock gets tossed in

big hair

Polychromatic pattern; shredded cardboard; empanded metal with wire for cardboard support; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 8.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Big Hairy

Tribal name: Weliki Morobe Province, lower Timbe river valley.

Artist name: Big Hair

Conception number: 880

Made number: 787

sweeping the backyard

black birds with straw in their beaks

my past - their future

nite light

Gold foil green foam pattern; red acetate; electric night light fixture with clear bulb; black painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Night Light

Tribal name: Weri Morobe Province, Wau district, Biaru, Waria, and Ono rivers’ headwater; Central Province, Goilala district northeast.

Artist name: Nite Light

Conception number: 246a

Made number: 788

Kitten number: 172

a sliver of moon

lights the backyard just enough

to see the raccoon

day

Gold leafed green foam pattern; red acetate; black painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown).

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: Wiarumus East Sepik Province, Mandi village, southeast of Wewak on coast.

Artist name: Day

Conception number: 246b

Made number: 789

Kitten number: 173

daytime I look down

the stars are always out there

night I don’t go out

cloud

Shellacked pattern; shaving cream; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Belly Hole series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Shaving Cream

Tribal name: Wipi Western Province, east third of area between Fly delta, estuary, and south coast.

Artist name: Cloud

Conception number: 189

Made number: 790

Is your cat’s name Fog?

an all white long hair house pet

looking from window

dreaming

Polychromatic 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: None

Tribal name: Wiru Southern Highlands Province, Ialibu district.

Artist name: Dreaming

Conception number: 881

Made number: 791

different thinking

aboriginals from below

dream reality

mid summer (youth)

Oiled distressed wooden pattern; various colored chewing gum pieces chewed; 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: Gum/Youth

Tribal name: Wogamusin East Sepik Province, Ambunti district, juncture of Niksek (April) and Sepik rivers.

Artist name: Mid Summer (Youth)

Conception number: 882

Made number: 792

sneakers on phone lines

school is out for the summer

the desks are all clean

mechanical

Metallic silver pattern with various hardware items; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Hardware series).

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Shiny Hardware

Tribal name: Wogeo East Sepik Province, Vokeo and Koil islands.

Artist name: Mechanical

Conception number: 751

Made number: 793

junkhouse U.S.A.

a magnet for all this stuff

passing flea market

snake

Polychromatic pattern; metal spikes; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 30.0”H x 20.0”W x 8.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Cassowary Bony Carving

Tribal name: Wom East Sepik Province, Maprik district, east of Wara Sikau; Dreikikir district, west of Maprik, 12 villages. Torricelli mountain foothills.

Artist name: Snake

Conception number: 35

Made number: 794

scary things exist

red flag goes up/heart races

stay away from it!

the hurt is many layers deep

Adhesive spray, burlap; aluminum foil, brown paper; black paint covered 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: Layers

Tribal name: Womo Sandaun Province, Onei village.

Artist name: The Hurt Is Many Layers Deep

Conception number: 550

Made number: 795

at the funeral

a time for self-reflection

not a joyous time

contrasting

Honeycomb paper patterns; motor oil soaked; transmission oil; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating Series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Oiled Honeycomb

Tribal name: Wutung Sandaun Province, Vanimo district, coast bordering Papua, Indonesia, including Sangke village.

Artist name: Contrasting

Conception number: 884

Made number: 796

bigger / tinier,

one facing left / other right

one moist / other dry

sieves

Metallic painted pattern; black painted mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown). (Number series - 5); (Floating series); (Hardware series).

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Drain Hardware

Tribal name: Wuvulu-Aua Western Manus Province, Aua, Durour, Maty, and Wuvulu islands.

Artist name: Sieves

Conception number: 330

Made number: 797

Kitten number: 174

mine is a pure heart

that is why the sieves are clean

others disagree

black square space

Polychromatic pattern: darkened glass; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Tribal name: Yabem Morobe Province, Huon Pensinsula, near Finschafen coast.

Artist name: Black Square Space

Conception number: 885

Made number: 798

John’s teenage death dream

he feared a falling black cube

that’s not what killed him

icarus

Oiled paper honeycombed pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: Yaben Madang Province, 65 kilommeters northwest of Madang.

Artist name: Icarus

Conception number: 885

Made number: 799

Anne asks “you okay?”

just a bit of fire for art

“ah, scary looking.”

parasols

Metallic painted pattern; hardware; prussian blue oil paint; black mild steel channel base; (safety glass not shown). (Floating series); (Number series - 5).

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

Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Hardware Painted Blue

Tribal name: Yabong Madang Province.

Artist name: Parasols

Conception number: 354

Made number: 800

Kitten number: 175

looking down to street

one child has a plastic bag

to keep the rain off

all together

White painted pattern; cardboard blank puzzle square; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Puzzle

Tribal name: Yagaria Eastern Highlands Province, Goroka district.

Artist name: All Together

Conception number: 229

Made number: 801

Iceland vacation

such a long time ago now

so clean and so new

green flake

Yellow painted pattern; adhesive spray; green flakes of high density foam; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Belly Hole series).

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Oval/Plane/Green

Tribal name: Yagomi Madang Province, Saidor district, coast southeast of Seure, Yagomi village.

Artist name: Green Flake

Conception number: 201

Made number: 802

bronze metalworker:

Q: ‘what is worse than the “bronze itch?”’

A: “some green dandruff?”

foundry wands

Black painted pattern; graphite wash; stainless steel rods; aluminum from stirred crucible; copper, gold, silver leaf; raffia; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Shelf series.)

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 6.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: Yagwoia Morobe Province, Hiqwaye, Hiqwase, and Yeqwangilje; Gulf Province, Gwase; Eastern Highlands Province, Iqwalaquamalje.

Artist name: Foundry Wands

Conception number: 886

Made number: 803

crucible ingots

Ice cubes in a V + T

stirring the mixture