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My wife is so proud of me… is a project initiated in the summer of 2002. tectonic industries measured the grounds of the house in Wisconsin in which they were living and produced an aerial plan depicting the placement of the house, trees, pathways etc. A grid system was drawn up, dividing the property into 130 squares, each measuring 10 x 10 feet. From September 4th to October 14th, 2002, each square was systematically searched using a metal detector. When a metal item was located, a numbered flag was placed into the ground, and a photograph taken using a Polaroid camera. The item was then dug up and sealed into a plastic bag, with the date, time and position of the find recorded.In total, 519 items were found including a multitude of screws, nails, pieces of aluminium foil and bottle tops.

On the evening of February 5th, 2005, various members of the public positioned on Medicine Lake, Minnesota, USA independently reported an unusual sighting. It would seem that some sort of UFO landed on the frozen lake, with two beings emerging from the module to survey the area. Based on eyewitness reports and testimonies, in conjunction with some out of focus video footage, tectonic industries created a reconstruction of this possible event.

And then I woke up and it was all a dream is a site-specific installation consisting of a large-scale, double video projection exploring the epic themes of love, romance, jealousy, despair, drama and tragedy.

Wooden rockinghorse, oak-effect self adhesive vinyl laminate