Action, Recalibration, no. 5
Action, Recalibration, no. 5: window renovation for the Ghost Room
Inspired by decay and preservation of environments, I bathed the Ghost Room in light for the first time in forty years. I replaced the boarded-up window frames with four 90 year-old windows recovered from the building. In a performance on the facade, I was harnessed to the rafters and removed the layers of plywood window by window, allowing the first light into the room. This project highlighted the room as a historical artifact, the original wallpaper protected by blackout curtains and the linseed oil linoleum floor marked off with velvet ropes.
Photos courtesy of Heidi Wiren Kebe, Ben Boyles, Samantha Harthoorn, Isabella Martin, and Valerie Wiseman