Marcel Mandeng
Interdisciplinary Sculpture, Junior
Returning Student Scholarship Portfolio 2014
 
 
 
My Body As A Fence 
Installation view @ Penthouse Gallery
Handmade Wooden Lattice Fencing; Custom Brown Paint
70" x 14" x 30"
2013
 
Sculpture reflects Artist's Height, Width & Skin Tone
 
Circus Act VI (Brown Clown) 
Wig; Face Paint; Lipstick; Screenprinted & Hand-Dyed Silk Organza; Hand-made Clown Costume; Raw Clay
2014

 
 
Circus Act I (2 Hanging Fruits from Cameroun)
Handmade Denim Net; 2 Ceramic Prunes, Bisque Fired; Braided Ropes, Fabric; Steel; Wax
130''  x 15 '' x  17''
2013
 
Prunes, staple fruits of Cameroun, are often consumed grilled.
 
Circus Act X (Centre Ring CAmerina)
Installation view @ Sally's Garden
Steel; Grided Mesh; Ceramic Saggars; Hair; Rice; Brown Paint; Fabric; Wax; Cast Bronze
2013
 
Pangaea of Cameroun & America = CAmerina 
 
Circus Act X (Centre Ring CAmerina)Details
 
Left: Circus Act VII ( Shelter)
         Steel; Grided Mesh
         2013
 
Pangaea of Cameroun & America = CAmerina

Right: Circus Act IX (Other Forbidden Fruit Hanging) 
           
Fabric; Wax; Cast Bronze of 2 Conjoined Figs
           2013
 
Right: Circus Act VIII (Wandering Feet in Trapeze)
           Ceramic Saggars; Hair & Rice Fired Saggars; Custom Brown Paint
           2013
 
 
 
The Silence of Mr. M.E.M.N. (1938 - 2012)
Installation view @ Area 405
5 Black Chairs; Deconstructed Mattress; Shirt; Bells; Pillow;  Hand Printed Fabric ; Pearls; Felt; Wax; Cast Concrete Mold of Containers ; Belts; Rice; Cast Resin; Ceramic; Plaste Mold of Candles ; Photograph
2013
 
The Silence of Mr. M.E.M.N. (1938-2012) sets the stage for an autobiographical narrative of a family as they commemorate the death of a close relative. The memory of a moment in time is represented through a composition of evocative props that allude to mourning rituals. The weight of absence is materialized as a tour of objects in space. 
 
 
The Silence of Mr. M.E.M.N. (1938 - 2012) Details
Top Image: Mattress, Chair 1; Shirt, Bells Stitched on Shirt
Left: Chair 2; Pillow, Screenprinted Fabric , White Pearls Stitched on Pillow
Center: Chair 3; Plaster Mold of 3 Candles
Center: Chair 4; Rice, Cast Resin Frame & Erased Photograph,  Blue Ceramic Sword
Right: Chair 5; Red  Wax poured on Felt; Cast Concrete Backpack, 2 Belts Functioning as Backpack Straps
2013
The Silence of Mr. M.E.M.N. (1938 - 2012) Details
Left: Chair 4 Cast Resin Photo Frame; Shadow; Erased Photograph
Right: Chair 2 Pillow, Screenprinted Fabric , White Pearls Stitched on Pillow
2013
 
 
Circus Act IV (B*tch) 
Steel; Fabric; Brown Wax; Wheels; White Clothing
2013
 
Sculpture Prop
Circus Act IV (B*tch) Selection of Stills
Interactive Performance @ ABOX, Leake Hall
Photos by Chris Williford
 
 
Year 3 (part 1)
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Year 3 (part 1)

The works thematically cited under Circus Acts are part of a current series started in Fall 2013.

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