Cardboard Soldier - America's Army, 2009
polygon sculpture
Cardboard papercraft sculpture created from 3D data extracted from the America's Army computer game, processed using Pepakura Designer adapted for large scale reproduction. My avatar, killed during the performance of dead-in-iraqdead-in-iraq, is recreated here as a 15 foot long cardboard sculpture. The piece was created on site in Beijing The Man Who Fell to Earth as part of the 798 Beijing Biennale. This piece was shown again in 2010 at the Beijing Art Contemporary Art Fair - after this exhibition the piece was destroyed and recycled.
Cardboard Soldier, 2009 exhibition T-Space Gallery Beijing
detail Cardboard Soldier, 2009 exhibition T-Space Gallery Beijing
Cardboard Soldier, 2009 exhibition T-Space Gallery Beijing
detail Cardboard Soldier, 2009 exhibition T-Space Gallery Beijing
Cardboard Soldier, 2009 exhibition T-Space Gallery Beijing
Workspace, Beijing, 2009 studio where soldier was built
My crew!
Me and M16