PYRAMIDION – 2011
A scaled model of the Giza pyramids – or full-size models of their pyramidions (headpieces) – accompanied by mirrors to reflect their construction from different positions, and by silkscreen prints of Mata Hari, Haydn and Ramses II on paper, wood and glass – all of who had been subject to post-mortem capitation (by accident, or purposefully by phrenology enthusiasts).
Models of pyramids constructed in plywood:
- The Cheops pyramid of Giza
Dimensions: 1.90 m - height x 3 m - width / base length
- The Khafre pyramid in Giza
Dimensions: 1.86 m - height x 2.79 m - width / base length
- The Menkaure pyramid in Giza
Dimensions: 0.85 m - height x 1.36 m - width / base length
Prints of heads on paper, wood and glass:
- Two silkscreen prints of Haydn on glass
Dimensions: 0.7 x 1.7 m
- Three silkscreen prints of Ramses II on plywood
Dimensions: 1.1 x 1.5 m
- Silkscreen print of Mata Hari on paper - red
Silkscreen print of Mata Hari on paper - blue
Silkscreen print of Mata Hari on paper - green
Dimensions: 0.5 x 0.53 m
- Three mirrors facing the back of each pyramid
Dimensions: 1 x 1 m
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