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Every Alaskan has a charge card in their wallet they’ve used as an ice scraper. It takes longer to get an appointment with a doggroomer than it does a hair dresser. No one leaves the house without a roll of duct tape. With an eye toward things we know
but have forgotten about, Karen Larsen creates pieces that explore quirks on this planet she finds interesting. She often
executes them in work for clients. As part of the team 4letterword, she will take part in FREEZE, an international exhibition of frozen installations by architects, artists, and designers January 2009. Her installation for typeshed11 will involve a field trip, disappearing letters, and hopefully good weather.

 
F I E L D  T R I P  | 1100h | 12.02.09 | view programme

NEXT/TIME: Type exploration of choices in a world context

NEXT/TIME will be constructed out of biodegradable material and released into the ocean. Words and forms have powerful meanings. Placed in different contexts they evoke different ideas. The words will call upon the viewer to think what it means and his/her role as a member of their community, this place, the world. Larsen will construct this installation as part of a field trip - an outing to the sea shore. This event will be scheduled closer to the time during the symposium, and will be held off-site. Individuals wanting to participate in this side trip, will be required to sign up. A discussion will follow.

FOR MORE >> www.creativespacealaska.com 

Click here to read about Karen Larsen's field trip

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About the images

INTERNATIONAL GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART (WEBSITE IMAGE), 2008. Pins, thread, gypsum wallboard. The monthly process of hanging, patching, and repainting provided focus for a client that promotes Alaskan and invited artists in a new light. | ROOTS: installation and event branding, 2005. Barley grass, gravel and plastic plant trays. Scale: 25’ x 80’. Aerial photo of the installation was used as the image on Alaska Design Forum’s lecture series poster. 460 15-inch grass trays were grown and transported to a Wasilla airstrip, relating to the transient nature of Alaskans and how we arrived, travel and are connected here | ATTACHMENTS: installation and event branding, 2007. Bungee cords, plywood. Scale: 8’ x 2.5’. Created for Alaska Design Forum’s lecture series poster. Alaskans have a need to carry everything with them. We use bungees to strap extra things on, and to let them go – as evidenced by abandoned bungee cords on the roadsides. The piece was suspended (by bungees) over the Seward Highway.

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