Triple Helix

Kelly Akashi

Object Label

Triple Helix evokes relationships among bodies across time, history, and memory. Kelly Akashi imagines the biomorphic glass sculptures—inspired by the simplified contours of figural pre-Hispanic ceramics—as ancestral female bodies, tethered by a snaking coil of rope. When the quartz bell suspended overhead is chimed, it emits a low-pitched tone that Akashi intends “to be felt in the deepest part of your body.” The combination of sound, vibrations, and blown glass encourages a moment of reverent self-awareness.

Caption

Kelly Akashi (American, born 1983). Triple Helix, 2020. Glass, stone, metal, hair, plastic, wood, activation (bell ringing), Height variable, minimum installation height given: 96 × 72 in., 780 lb. (243.8 × 182.9 cm, 353.81kg) storage (2022 storage volume of crate for table elements): 81 × 80 × 29 in. (205.7 × 203.2 × 73.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Steve and Kathy Guttman, 2020.11. © Kelly Akashi.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Triple Helix

Date

2020

Medium

Glass, stone, metal, hair, plastic, wood, activation (bell ringing)

Classification

Installation

Dimensions

Height variable, minimum installation height given: 96 × 72 in., 780 lb. (243.8 × 182.9 cm, 353.81kg) storage (2022 storage volume of crate for table elements): 81 × 80 × 29 in. (205.7 × 203.2 × 73.7 cm)

Credit Line

Purchase gift of Steve and Kathy Guttman

Accession Number

2020.11

Rights

© Kelly Akashi

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