Tuesday, August 31, 2010

spiritual points in the forest and pastures near Steuben, WI








on my last morning at ACRE i decided to execute this project that i've been considering since the beginning of the residency. i made 10 markers and set out into the woods and cow pastures south of Bob and Rosa's farm; with a map and maul in tow. the form was taken from the utilitarian (property?) markers that i've seen around Joliet, IL. i placed these markers at points that i deemed spiritual - such a between 2 apple trees that i ate from, next to a found hawk feather, in a clearing with light in a dark part of some over-growth, inside a foundation of a long gone house, and at the end of a valley. the plan was to imbue this land with some mystical powers. i ended up getting very lost, and didn't know it till i reached a pond that was much farther East on the map from where i thought i was. at that point i was dehydrated (i forgot my water) and tired from hiking through dense overgrowth and from carrying the markers and the maul. i found a road and hitch-hiked back to the lodge. i was 2 or 3 miles of walking in the sun away from home and water. i was only able to place 6 markers.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

nature! (Steuben, WI edition)

a bat that Sweetpea the cat killed

a valley carved by water

bald eagle

bald eagle close up

Monday, August 23, 2010

a big right angle

i drove toward the moon all night.

at 3:00am today i went from ACRE (Steuben, WI), south to Davenport, IA, and west to Joliet, IL.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

"is asks me to invest in the piece and it's invisible power"

Adam Farcus - To Bloom Out (efflorescence) 2010

detail

Adam Farcus - Untitled (rock, candle, candleabra, ball bearing, and table) 2010

detail

detail

two new pieces of a few that i installed in my bedroom at ACRE. the first one is made of efflorescence, more on that here. i had a pretty great studio visit with Anthony Elms at 9am today. we talked a lot about the object in this space - and how the objects transform and alter the read of the space - and how these objects would be way different in a gallery space. mostly they wouldn't be as slippery or hidden. i'm working on a poem in response to our studio visit, Anthony's awesome lecture/performance last night, and issues i've been dealing with for a while now (mainly spirituality and poetry).

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Conduit

Adam Farcus - Conduit (electrical outlet, conduit, and box; screws, fasteners, wire, LED lights, power source) 2010

detail

this would look good with this untitled piece.

Mouth Wash and Mice


Adam Farcus - Mouth Wash and Mice: World of Variety, Boscobel, WI (store intervention and photograph) 2010

Thursday, August 19, 2010

ACRE Walk - 8/18/10 - Steuben, Wisconsin

van
toad
pile of railroad ties
cow pies
farm house foundation
shoe sole
refrigerator
gold finches
fork in the valley
cow hoof prints
electric fence
bull
silos
harvested hay field
TV antennae
spiritual point
paved road
bald eagle
four wheeler
rifles
turkey call
arrows

Miller High Life
black mold
electric fence
river rocks
deer bone
shoe soles
nurse logs
pile of wagon wheels
fence

Monday, August 16, 2010

when walls are lights

The above image is the wall in the resident studio building at ACRE, Steuben, WI. It is made of mortar, wood, and glass bottles - it probably glows amazingly at sunrise. Much more to come from rural Southwestern Wisconsin.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Tea/Coffee

I stopped drinking coffee a few months ago. In response I have started regularly drinking tea, mostly Yerba Matté. So I've decided to update/remake my poem Morning Ritual to reflect my current drinking situation. This new poem is called Daily Ritual, as I drink tea in the morning and throughout my day.
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Adam Farcus
Daily Ritual

tea
tea
tea
poop

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Wedding: cutie baby chicks

these are baby barn swallows at the farm where we ordered the flowers for the bouquets and such for my and allie's wedding!!