photos: Michael Cullen
the boxer, 2009
wood, aluminum, urethane plastic, custom mechanics and electronics
7” w x 14 3/8” h x 7” d
mechanical design: Colin Harry
edition of 6, 1 A/P
The boxer references the white cube. It is a self contained sculpture. Lifting the lid off the box reveals the boxer within the box. When the viewer pushes the switch on the top of the box, the boxer blindly strikes out and performs a five minute boxing routine in which the viewer is the opponent.
Exhibition History
2010 Art of Illusion: Image and I. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
2009 moving still. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario