resins (I thought you were gone forever)
Clover Archer  resins (I thought you were gone forever) Page Bond Gallery, February 2012
I thought you were gone forever
(installation view)
Page Bond Gallery, February 2012

a series of 20 resin pieces cast from folio drawings 20-40

Clover Archer  resins (I thought you were gone forever)
the system
rubber mold & post-mold folio

system
step 1: using graphite, continue to black out all the letters on the found book pages excepting the letters that spell out the dialogue for "Waiting for Godot".

step 2: create rubber molds for each folio, allow graphite to transfer to mold and subsequently to resin casting to create ghost of text

The folios are destroyed in the mold-making process leaving only tenuous and ethereal evidence of the time spent searching for the text of the Godot play on the original folio pages.
Clover Archer  resins (I thought you were gone forever) polyester resin
have been saved (folio 24, resin cast 4 of 20)
polyester resin
7.5 x 9.75 in
Clover Archer  resins (I thought you were gone forever)
have been saved (folio 24, resin cast 4 of 20)
(detail)
Clover Archer  resins (I thought you were gone forever)
have been saved (folio 24, resin cast 4 of 20)
(detail)
Clover Archer  resins (I thought you were gone forever)
have been saved (folio 24, resin cast 4 of 20)
(detail)
Clover Archer  resins (I thought you were gone forever) polyester resin
you no it’ll pass (folio 23, resin cast 3 of 20)
polyester resin
7.5 x 9.75 in
Clover Archer  resins (I thought you were gone forever) polyester resin
for godot ah you (folio 35, resin cast 15 of 20)
polyester resin
7.5 x 9.75 in
Clover Archer  resins (I thought you were gone forever) polyester resin
tomorrow and then (folio 39, resin cast 19 of 20)
polyester resin
7.5 x 9.75 in