property of pandora

Black painted wire screen/mesh/hardware cloth; polychromatic MDF; shellack; toolbox hardware; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 32.0”H x 19.0”W x 4.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Things Attached To Hinges

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 052

Artist name: Property Of Pandora

Conception number: 469

Made number: 901

under the right hinge

Is that a black cat ghost head?

or “hook em” horns hand?

bell

Primered pattern; hardware hook; raffia; bell; 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: The Great Beyond 053

Artist name: Bell

Conception number: 945

Made number: 902

oven in basement

made goods for the local folk

we have the door bell

koan no. 946

Polychromatic fiberglas resin sheets; primered 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: Fiberglass sheets

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 054

Artist name: Koan No. 946

Conception number: 946

Made number: 903

patch covers for holes

holes that accessed the hardware

foam monumentals

Ice In glass

Painted pattern; painted steel channel shelf; drinking glass; ice cubes; 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: The Great Beyond 055

Artist name: Ice In Glass

Conception number: 947

Made number: 904

ice cubes were suspect

we drank only boiled water

yet we still got sick

Ice water

Painted pattern; painted steel channel shelf; drinking glass; ice cubes and water; 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: The Great Beyond 056

Artist name: Ice Water

Conception number: 948

Made number: 905

one night out to eat

we wanted water with meal

five dollars extra!

zeppelin

Polychromatic pattern; stainless steel support rod; copper stripping; 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: Balloon

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 057

Artist name: Zeppelin

Conception number: 949

Made number: 906

rolled up metal tape

shiny side and sticky side

sure, I can use it

family

Painted pattern; painted steel channel shelf; oxidized scale weights; 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: Weights

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 058

Artist name: Family

Conception number: 950

Made number: 907

Italian booty

art fresco on wood and weights

pain lugging it home

here's your crown, king nothing

Various metal leaf pattern; polychromatic Germanic curved bas relief; unpainted mild steel H beam base. (Floating series).

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 10.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 059

Artist name: Here’s Your Crown, King Nothing

Conception number: 951

Made number: 908

a found bas relief

had for years in my locker

It found its purpose

big "o"

Painted pattern; painted mild steel channel shelf ; stainless steel 1/4 diameter smooth rod; coiled up polychromatic wire remnants; 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: Wire Remnants

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 060

Artist name: Big “O”

Conception number: 952

Made number: 909

a wire gyre whirlpool

leaning on a cinder block

at least for five months

dark cloud

Pattern; support rod; hollow elastic tubing all painted with chalkboard black paint; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

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

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: None

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 061

Artist name: Dark Cloud

Conception number: 953

Made number: 910

my TIG line ruptured

time to get a new boxed one

impromptu shower

vertical rubbing

Painted pattern; framed rubbing on paper; 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: Rubbing Of Vertical Ways

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 062

Artist name: Vertical Rubbing

Conception number: 954

Made number: 911

vertical slide ways

must be smooth and parallel

like two railroad tracks

oedipus' sister, oedipee-a

Painted pattern; framed printed Starbucks bag with modified eyes; 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: Oedipia

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 063

Artist name: Oedipus’ Sister, Oedipee-a

Conception number: 955

Made number: 912

on ground at bus stop

a snack bag from the Star Bucks

never even used

"no really, tell me all about it."

Black chalkboard painted pattern; faux chromed circular perfume bottle; 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: Listening Device

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 064

Artist name: “No Really, Tell Me All About It.”

Conception number: 956

Made number: 913

If you are out there -

we are listening for you

best to stay quiet

"here's your hat. what's your hurry?"

Painted pattern; mild steel black painted channel shelf; plaster casting; bird feather; black tape; 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: Girlfriend’s Dad Says . . . .

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 065

Artist name: “Here’s Your Hat. What’s Your Hurry?”

Conception number: 957

Made number: 914

my favorite joke

my father-in-law told it

over and over

solar kitty says: "good-bye."

Chalkboard black painted pattern; black painted mild steel channel shelf; ornamental good luck solar cat from Philadelphia Chinatown; 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: Chinese Lucky Cat

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 066

Artist name: Solar Kitty Says: “Good-Bye”

Conception number: 958

Made number: 915

Chinatown was packed

the new year of the rat comes

like Camus’ The Plague

"no, no. the black one."

Painted pattern; black painted mild steel channel shelf; ceramic lucky cat from Philadelphia chinatown; 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: Black Lucky Charm

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 067

Artist name: “No, No. The Black One.”

Conception number: 959

Made number: 916

display case showed them

the sale ones were in boxes

packed safely away

"you can never have enough."

Painted pattern; black painted mild steel channel shelf; flea market wax candles; 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: “Too Much Meat Can Not Spoil The Soup” - Joseph Acquah

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 068

Artist name: “You Can Never Have Enough.”

Conception number: 960

Made number: 917

a nickel for each

local library book sale

always some treasure

only in chinatown . . . (and trenton, n.j.)

Polychromatic painted pattern; ornamental Chinese made corn bought in Philadelphia chinatown; stainless steel support rod; raffia grass; unpainted mild steel H beam base.

Documentation: BerniO 1/6 36.0”H x 18.0”W x 8.0”D

Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-

Working name: Festive Corn

Tribal name: The Great Beyond 069

Artist name: Only In Chinatown . . . (And Trenton, N.J.)

Conception number: 961

Made number: 918

exiting the store

everything has a price tag

I go back inside