Ingrid Jean Bolton

CONNECT DISCONNECT
28 August 2013 - 13 October 2013

We live as individuals but are part of the whole. We are the micro within the macro, but we become more of the macro when we connect. We connect via phones and the Internet to access individuals, companies and organizations. We join, we link and we visit. We communicate from extreme ends of the globe, instantly. All these connections are made possible because of the conductive ability of copper, on which we rely for transmission.

The network of connectivity is a web of cables laid above and below us, easily accessible and stolen. With the growing demand for copper, resulting in the increased price, interruptions are happening more frequently due to cable theft. Commuters are stranded, electricity is cut and connections are severed.

In this exhibition copper is deconstructed, broken down into individual strands and then reconstructed in various ways.  In much the same way as the Italian Arte povera artist Alighiero Boetti explored building materials, I explore copper. My work investigates how the global demand for copper has micro and macro implications for South Africans as well as and the greater global community.

Cu3 Materials: Various copper shapes, cable, granulated copper, copper leaf, metal boxes Dimentions: 40 x 40 x 40
Properties of Copper Materials: Digital print on Hahnemuhle, copper cable, pins Dimentions: 60 x 44	R43 Materials: Digital print on Hahnemuhle, copper cable pins Dimentions: 44,5 x 59	Airtime Materials: Copper cables, aluminium ties Dimentions: Variable