August 2020 Fireproof Archive Safe
lid
Painted pattern; terra cotta lid; 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: Old Chinese Tea Pot Lid
Tribal Name: The Great Beyond 159
Artist name: Lid
Conception number: 1,019
Made number: 1,008
I bought a tea pot
teenager in Chinatown
I could afford it
roadside picnic
Pattern covered with silver bubblepacking; 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: The Great Beyond 160
Artist name: Roadside Picnic
Conception number: 1,054
Made number: 1,009
during my Covid
I read a Russian sci-fy
a funny concept
spooning
Plaster coated pattern; candle soot; 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: Spooning
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 161
Artist name: Spooning
Conception number: 1,021
Made number: 1,010
In Weird New Jersey
a story about spooning
I thought I’d try it
helo'ha - glass
Polychromatic painted pattern; square box lock with glass knob; 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: Box Lock - Glass
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 162
Artist name: Helo’ha - Glass
Conception number: 1,039
Made number: 1,011
In this our old house
box lock knobs are different
just like the people
helo'ha - brownstone
Polychromatic painted pattern; box lock with brown sandstone knob; 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: Box Lock - Brown Knob
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 163
Artist name: Helo’ha - Brownstone
Conception number: 1,037
Made number: 1,012
“ aloha” - spoken
Is a greeting to say “Hi!”
and to say “good-bye”
helo'ha - marble
Polychromatic pattern; box lock with marble knob; 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: Box Lock - White
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 164
Artist name: Helo’ha - Marble
Conception number: 1,038
Made number: 1,013
glass, stone, or marble
bathroom, bedroom, or attic
personalities
one eye, two eyes, four eyes
Plaster coated 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: Egg Eyes
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 165
Artist name: One Eye, Two Eyes, Four Eyes
Conception number: 1,055
Made number: 1,014
standard eye test
“better; worse; about the same?”
my first pair at six
color
Polychromatic pattern; unpainted mild steel H beam base.
Documentation: 26.0”H x 18.0”W x 4.0”D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: None
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 166
Artist name: Color
Conception number: 1,058
Made number: 1,015
television set
first there was just black and white
finally color!
applique no. 1
Polychromatic applique over white pattern; black painted mild steel channel base. (Safety glass and safety glass support not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 3.0”D
Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Applique No. 1 - Purple Herb
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 167
Artist name: Applique No. 1
Conception number: 1,056
Made number: 1,016
Kitten number: 198
“we need privacy!”
curtains just collect the dust
they make fake stained glass
applique no. 2
Applique over clear plexiglas sheet; black paper background; black painted mild steel channel base. (Safety glass and safety glass support not shown).
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 12.0”H x 9.0”W x 3.0”D
Weight: 7.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Applique No. 2 Frost
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 168
Artist name: Applique No. 2
Conception number: 1,057
Made number: 1,017
Kitten number: 199
hot breath on the glass
some winters were so cold out
panes frosted inside
black and white
Painted 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: Black Dots
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 169
Artist name: Black And White
Conception number: 1,059
Made number: 1,018
five o”clock stubble
pepper on mashed potatoes
the moon’s lily pads
death Is coming. It won't be pretty.
Black painted wood; plexiglas; polychromatic cast pattern; electrical tape; duct tape; bamboo; black tool handle dip; black painted mild steel channel.
Documentation: BerniO 1/6 26.0”H x 20”W x 7.5”D
Weight: 25.0 lbs. +/-
Working name: Rattle For Death; Death Is Coming
Tribal name: The Great Beyond 170
Artist name: Death Is Coming. It Won’t Be Pretty.
Conception number: 1,060
Made number: 1,019
pull the cord - wheels turn
bumpy road makes the shells talk
“someone summoned death.”