Body Transmission Towers
Title
Body Transmission Towers
Subject
Studio Arts
Description
Body Transmission Towers began during my residency at Struts & Faucet. Driving into Sackville from Nova Scotia on the first day of the residency, I immediately felt the loss of the Radio Canada International shortwave towers. I had become accustomed to them as an anchoring feature signalling arrival into Sackville. The towers were removed in March 2014, after 67 years of service. I was struck by how their memory was visual yet also felt - a way of orienting the body in relation to space. I thought of the body as its own transmission site, where emotion and memory are projected outwards, always holding us in subjective relation to a space. In this case, I thought of thirteen bodies acting as their own transmission vessels. The body transmitting memory back to the RCI site. I ran ads asking for people to drive (or walk) with me to their most remembered spot for viewing the RCI towers. Quickly, I had many volunteers. Some had worked at RCI Sackville, others had lived around the area for much, or all, of their lives. I enjoyed the drives and conversations with all those who participated. Thank you. Many thanks to the fine folks (Amanda, Elliott, Cynthia) at Struts & Faucet and the good people of Sackville. - Sheila Wilson, May 2014 (from envelope containing the postcards)
Creator
Wilson, Sheilah
Publisher
The Artist
Date
2014
Rights
Scope from Sheilah Wilson http://sheilahwilson.com/2014-2/body-transmission-tower.html
Format
"13 postcards: color illustrations; 11 x 16 cm.
Artist multiple, set of 13 full-colour postcards with English text on verso, packaged in a custom-printed folded envelope."
Artist multiple, set of 13 full-colour postcards with English text on verso, packaged in a custom-printed folded envelope."
Language
English
Barcode
35108007278534
Location and Call Number
DEN Spec Coll N7433.4.W55 B63 2014
Library catalog URL
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Sheilah, “Body Transmission Towers,” Digital Exhibits | Denison University Archives & Special Collections, accessed May 6, 2024, https://exhibits.denisonarchives.org/items/show/321.