JEFFREY MERIS

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In Now You See Me; Now You Don’t, seven plaster replicas of my disjointed body each kinetically destroy themselves over perforated sheet metal. These ‘body-doubles’ are vessels of the violence of racial interpellation; they represent my inability to contr
Now You See Me; Now You Don't (Installation View)
plaster body cast, AC motor, steel, various found objects
various dimensions
2020
Weight (Detail)
Weight (Detail)
Plaster Body Cast, AC Motor, Steel, Scale, Sponge
48" * 38" * 22"
2020
Weight
Weight
Plaster Body Cast, AC Motor, Steel, Scale, Sponge
48" * 38" * 22"
2019
Pied-a-terre
Pied-a-terre
Plaster Body Cast, AC Motor, Steel Shopping Cart-Basket, Suitcase-Handle
67" * 44" * 20"
2019
Pied-a-terre
Pied-a-terre
Plaster Body Cast, AC Motor, Steel Shopping Cart-Basket, Suitcase-Handle
67" * 44" * 20"
2019
Banan
Banan
Plaster Body Cast, AC Motor, Steel, Plantain
36" * 36" * 16"
2020
The Block Is Hot
The Block Is Hot
plaster cast, AC motor, steel, concrete blocks, aircraft cable, U link, pulleys, ratchet strap
96" * 66" * 32"
2020
The Block is Hot (Detail)
The Block is Hot (Detail)
plaster cast, AC motor, steel, concrete blocks, aircraft cable, U link, pulleys, ratchet strap
96" * 66" * 32"
2020
The Block is Hot (Detail)
The Block is Hot (Detail)
Plaster Body Cast, AC Motor, Steel, Cinderblock, Aircraft Cable, U link, Pulleys, Ratchet Strap
96" * 66" * 32"
2020
Back Up
Back Up
Plaster Body Cast, AC Motor, Steel, Cart, Soccer Ball
, 74" * 20" *20"
2020
On My Knees
On My Knees
Plaster Body Cast, Steel, Milk Crates
Various Dimensions
2020
I, Used to Be I & II
I, Used to Be I & II
Plaster Particles on Roofing Paper, Double Sided Adhesive Tape
79"� * 32"
2020