Coffer
2017
With a nod to museum collections, the drawers in Coffer invite viewers to experience a different type of specimen. Each drawer offers an individual arrangement of artifacts that blends human figures with insects and birds, historical illustrations with modern photographs, and paper cutouts with entomological pins and thread.
Coffer is an interactive piece. You are encouraged to view it both from afar and up close, where you can open each drawer to reveal its interior.
Installation view of Coffer at the Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN, 2017
Installation view of Coffer at the Kruk Gallery, Superior, WI, November - December 2018
Installation view at the Kruk Gallery
Installation view of drawer nine at the Kruk Gallery
Close-up of drawer five
Drawer 7 detail
Second drawer
Detail of drawer 4
Drawer four
A side view of Coffer at the Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN, 2017
Coffer can be displayed as a unit or spread along the walls. When hung together, the total piece is around 5 feet (h) x 3.5 feet (w) x 16 inches (d). All of the drawers are kept to about 5.5 feet from the ground so the contents can be seen when opened by viewers. The drawers require a plywood-backed wall or the equivalent. When not possible, they can be displayed on tables and pedestals. (see Douglas County Historical Museum)