curious objects—daydreamed, designed, and built
Joe is an experienced and innovative carpenter and craftsman with an eye for both the familiar and the absurd, and has created a number of sophisticated display cabinets to showcase artists whose work calls for specific modes of observation. In particular, his projects for the artist Mars Tokyo invoke the ramshackle joys of the historical dime museum and the carnival midway, with a sense of fun and a joy in revelation as the artwork is exposed through viewer participation. In recent years, he has also been making his own artwork and innovative electronic musical instruments, which are documented here.
For more information on Joe’s artwork and instruments:
Play the Endless Intervals (on the Bones of the Built Before) - an interactive music and sound artwork built in collaboration with the mosaic artist Patty Kuzbida. Currently showing at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland from October, 2008 through August, 2009.
For more information on Joe’s exhibition display work:
Theaters of the 13th Dimension - modular wall installation
A display system and sound installation for the miniature theaters of Mars Tokyo
Firebox - an illuminated, curiously-lifelike display case
[coming soon]
Dimension Beacon - an even more illuminated and even curiouser display case
