A Visual Calendar
The ReFormation Sculpture Project 2001
From Sandton to Kliptown - by Gerard Pas

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The space - December 22, 2001.   Planning and laying out the body - December 23, 2001.   Thulani helps me to bring the materials into the space - December 23, 2001.   Thulani and Gerard bring up material - December 24, 2001.
chalk drawing
Dec. 22, 2000		  

the material
Dec. 23, 2000

   Thulani
Dec. 23, 2001		   more materials
Dec. 24, 2000
Tumi and architect in Johannesburg assists me with girders and steel of the legs - December 27, 2001.   Looking down the head to the stomach - December 23, 2001.   Jacob an exceptional jeweller designs an object for the scultpures upper arm (seen in the image to to the right) - December 28, 2001.   Jacobs beautiful jewellery scultpure - December 28, 2001.
Tumi
Dec. 27, 2000		   head & guts
Dec. 28, 2000		   Jacob
Dec. 28, 2000		   arm jewellery
Dec. 28, 2000
The mouth, nose and eyes of the head - December 28, 2001.   Francis and Sondra Hines visit the work in progress - Jan. 2, 2002.   The stomach and chest - Jan. 2, 2002.   The form of the body starts to take it final shape - Jan. 2, 2002.
the face
Dec. 28, 2000		   Francis & Sondra Hines'   stomach & chest
Jan. 2, 2001		   the body
Jan. 2, 2001
Begining the wheelchair - Jan. 4, 2002.   Detail from the wheel - Jan. 5, 2002.   The influence of my trip to Kliptown with King Molapo - Jan. 7, 2002.   The long shadows of the South African summer - Jan. 14, 2002.
the wheelchair & body
Jan. 4, 2001		   wheelchair detail
Jan. 5, 2001		   Kliptown
& King Molapo		   the lower arm
Jan. 14, 2001
Cannon Hersey's contribution to the head of the scultpure - Jan. 14, 2002.   Top of the head looking down the body - Jan. 14, 2002.   The face - Jan.14, 2002.   The upper leg looking down to the feet - Jan. 14, 2002.
Cannon Hersey
Jan. 14, 2001		   top of head
Jan. 14, 2001		   mouth, nose & eye
Jan. 14, 2001		   the upper leg
Jan. 14, 2001
The four elements in the foot - Jan. 14, 2002.   The entire leg section with foot - Jan. 14, 2002.   The wheel of the chair - Jan. 14, 2002.   The stark light of the South African sunset - Jan. 14, 2002.
the foot
Jan. 14, 2001		   the leg
Jan. 14, 2001		   the wheel
Jan. 14, 2001		   head & arm
Jan. 14, 2001
Dinkies Sithole placed some old tires into the wheel as his contribution - Jan. 4, 2002.   Fieke Ainslie donated an old wheelchair found on the property of the Johannesburg Arts Foundation - Jan. 14, 2002.   Gerard used a great portion of Samson's old art and glued together a homage to him also - Jan. 14, 2002.   Gerard's dialogue with Tracey Rose - Jan. 14, 2002.
Dinkies Sithole
Jan. 14, 2001		   Fieke Ainslie
donated a chair		   my homage to
Samson Mnisi		   my dialogue with
Tracey Rose
December 23, 2001.
the completed "ReFormation - From Sandton to Kliptown" sculpture - 2001

"ReFormation - From Sandton to Kliptown" (2001) © Gerard Pas
 a visual calendar on the progress and development of the sculpture

The above images represent the actual progression of the sculpture ReFormation, as it was being built in Johannesburg. The sculpture was installed at CrossPathCulture (CPC) Arts Centre, New Town, Johannesburg, South Africa. The project was completed for the exhibition "CrossOvers" which opened on January 14th, 2001.

Names which appear in the calendar reflect people whom assisted me or collaborations with other artists or their work with in the general body of the sculpture.
A sculpture of this size and dimension required many hands and I thank everyone who helped me. From those who drove me, hauled the tons of material, sat and contemplated with me or actually participated by contributing their works or materials towards the realization of the work. Thank you all. Special thanks to Hongtu Zhang who loaned me his digital camera to document this work while it was in situ during the installation.

Questions relating to this work or catalogue projects on the exhibition, i.e. cd-rom, printed or other materials, use and copyright of these images should be addressed to solutions@gerardpas.com.

Gerard PaS - Johannesburg 2001.

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