...till that morning

2008
paper, light, sound, text
airplane 3'-0" x 13'-0" x 19'-6" room size variable

"...till that morning" is a room installation with an airplane sculpture, yellow tinted windows and the sound of cicadas. The airplane is a structural replica of B-29A Superfortress "Enola Gay" which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Title was derived from the lyrics of a standard song "Summertime" by George Gershwin. One line goes "... But till that morning, there's a'nothing can harm you ..."

This piece was presented in Poland soon after Missile Defense Contract was signed between the U.S. and Poland, Summer 2008. Using filtered light and structural/abstract airplane, I wanted it to represent how a historical tragic event would emerge as the sense of crisis reflecting a current political event.

This project was made possible by generous support from Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, Galeria Sztuki Wspólczesnej, Opole, Poland and Aleksandra Janik

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Summertime

Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry

One of these mornings
You're going to rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings
And you'll take to the sky

But till that morning
There's a'nothing can harm you
With daddy and mamma standing by

Summertime,
And the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high

Your daddy's rich
And your mamma's good lookin'
So hush little baby
Don't you cry

(Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin.)