Roxana Donaldson | The Rolls + Objects
Tactile Extensions | Assemblage Art Gallery
fragments of life and emotion…
“The Library of Time Patterns” is an ongoing artistic research project investigating Sacred Geometry as a universal syntax of human dwelling. Through ready-made and assemblage, “the Rolls + Objects” act as silent witnesses of an anonymous past.
The works are part of the modular installation “Here They Lived” (Carol 53 Bucharest & International Contemporary Art Blue Biennale Brașov, 2023) and represent the tactile extensions of painting into tridimensional space. The project explores the archaeology of memory, transforming conceptual research into physical objects that act as silent witnesses to an anonymous past.
The core of the series is “The Pattern Rolls”—painted canvases preserved in archival boxes—alongside ready-made objects such as 1970s glassware, vintage books, and symbolic tools. Each piece is a modular unit that reconfigures fragments of life and emotion, extending the pictorial discourse beyond the canvas
ALSO VIEW: PAINTINGS GALLERY | CAROL 53 EXHIBITION | APOLLONIA CULTURE BANK EXHIBITION | INSTALLATION FULL RESEARCH DOSSIER | PRESS + VIDEO
Here They Lived – Rolls (I, II, II, IV) – mixed media on reclaimed domestic fabric in archival box, 2023
Here They Lived – The Pattern Rolls – modular triptych of archival units by Roxana Donaldson, wall installation (assemblage art), 2023
Here They Lived – Tied Scissors – ready-made object by Roxana Donaldson, metal and fiber, 2023
Here They Lived – Library of Time Patterns – assemblage with archival book (Upton Sinclair) by Roxana Donaldson, altered vintage publication and marking elements, 2023
Here They Lived – Vintage Tray + Egg Glass – installation detail, Roxana Donaldson, found object and support structure, 2023
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