The maze is an architectural analog for the interaction between time and will. In life one must make choices without knowing exactly where they lead. So the structure itself and the decisions it demands of a viewer form the first layer of imagery. Once a viewer has entered Caerdroia, the physical act of threading the maze is enriched by imagery. In the first passage, there is a painting of a seed-pod-like form. [continues below]
About Caerdroia
Caerdroia (1984–1991), mixed media installation, 20′ x 20′
The original vision for Caerdroia was a mash-up of Giotto’s Arena Chapel in Padua and a half-built pig barn in Bolinas, California. The notion of painting integrated with architecture came from Giotto; the form of a maze came from the stalls of the barn. The result was a fully immersive environment, with painted interior and exterior walls, sculptures, floor and ceiling elements and controlled lighting. The interlocking wooden wall system was designed and built by Michael Patrick Lynch following my floor plan.
Exhibitions
Caerdroia was shown at the Mills Museum in Oakland, California in 1991 and the Rosicrucian Museum in San Jose, California in 1992.