Archæology in Reverse
Archæology in Reverse I
68 x 118.5 inches. Chromogenic Print. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Archæology in Reverse II
70.5 x 90.88 inches. Chromogenic Print. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Intervention I MCAM
37.5 x 50 inches. Archival pigment print. 2017.
Archæology in Reverse
Intervention II MCAM
37.5 x 50 inches. Archival pigment print. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Roof Typology
90 x 90 inches. Archival pigment print. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Apertura Blue I & II.
Installation View. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Apertura Blue I
Installation view. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Laws of Reflection I
Installation view. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Laws of Reflection I
Installation view (details). 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Installation view. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Archæology in Reverse I
Installation view. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Blue Geospatial
Installation View. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Roof Typology and Laws of Reflection II & III
Installation view. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Laws of Reflection I
Installation view (details). 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Apertura Blue II
Installation view. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
Archæology in Reverse II & Laws of Reflection I & II
Installation view. 2018.
Archæology in Reverse
2018
Focused on the intellectual and physical frame of the art museum, Catherine Wagner’s ambitious project exposes normally unseen corners of Mills College Art Museum (MCAM). Wagner’s previous photographic and public art works reveal architecture as a source of social construction, particularly in museums where architecture frames and guides how visitors see and interact with objects that inhabit the space. Refocusing the attention and experience of the viewer, Archaeology in Reverse explores the museum as a cultural, social, and experiential lens. As a photographer long interested in the phenomenon of light, Wagner examines the possibilities of physically transforming the museum’s ceiling and gallery walls into a series of apertures.