Factory

Below are archives I created between 1993 and 1998 when I was researching and documenting an abandoned copper refinery that operated in New York City from 1870 until 1986.

Electrolytic Tank House, 1994 

Found objects evoking  human presence were worked into illuminated photo sculptures using objects and materials from the site. 

Encrusted coffee cup

Glass-mounted Duratran print set into enamel re-illuminated industrial dome shades found on site

Installation view No Time Lost, 1995

Bronze gloves

A series of bronzed work gloves

Boot soles in locker

Locker, 1994, Backlit Duratran Print, Metal Locker,  72” x 24”

The found hard hat of a deceased copper foreman floats in the direction of the East River, on an outgoing tide.

This found document initiated my search for the subject

Laurel Hill Works being demolished in 1999