Tabernacle for the 21st Century

Joshua Prince

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Tabernacle for the 21st Century

Joshua Prince

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Tabernacle for the 21st Century

Joshua Prince

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Animated GIF scrolling a zoomed in portion of Tabernacle for the 21st Century No. 4.

Year

2024

Year

2024

Dimensions

Varies

Dimensions

Varies

Materials

Steel, wood, concrete, steel wool, and coffee grounds.

Materials

Steel, wood, concrete, steel wool, and coffee grounds.

A series of steel and concrete sculptures that explore the natural phenomena of gravity and its symbolism with a universal spiritual force. The major focus on this work is using steel as a medium to imagine the invisible force of gravity twisting space-time: The contortions in space and time relate to our human experience both as a separation and longing to connect to our larger the universe.

Tabernacle for the 21st Century No. 1, steel sculpture with bent steel bars in a cement base mixed in with steel wool.

Tabernacle for the 21st Century No. 1, 2024. Steel, concrete, wood, and steel wool. 32 x 13 x 14 in. Photographed at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, 2024.

Tabernacle for the 21st Century No. 2, steel sculpture with bent steel bars in a cement base mixed in with burned coffee grounds.

Tabernacle for the 21st Century No. 2, 2024. Steel, concrete, and coffee grounds. 34 x 13 x 26 in. Photographed at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, 2024.

Tabernacle for the 21st Century No. 3, steel sculpture with long steel bars that are supported by two concrete bricks.

Tabernacle for the 21st Century No. 3, 2024. Steel, concrete, and coffee grounds. 20 x 16 x 77 in. Photographed at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, 2024.

Tabernacle for the 21st Century No. 4, steel sculpture with long steel bars joining a cantilevered base supported by cement bricks.

Tabernacle for the 21st Century No. 4, 2024. Steel and concrete. 75 x 16 x 120 in. Photographed at American University's Katzen Art Gallery, 2024.

Copyright: Joshua Prince