Charles Harlan

Flood
Curated by David Everitt Howe
Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, US


January 15 - February 28, 2016
installation view, Flood, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn

A 10-foot by 10-foot brick cube, 10 feet high, with a basin of water inside.

A chain link fence, 6-feet wide, draping 33 feet from the ceiling, resting on the concrete.

A piece of fencing, into which a tree grew.

736 square feet of roofing shingles, tiled on the floor to walk on.


Flood is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with an essay by curator David Everitt Howe.

Fence, 2016
steel, vinyl
720 x 72 x 233 in
1829 x 183 x 592 cm
Fence, 2016 (detail)
steel, vinyl
720 x 72 x 233 in
1829 x 183 x 592 cm
installation view, Flood, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn
Water, 2016
brick, steel, wood, water
120 x 120 x 120 in
305 x 305 x 305 cm
Water, 2016
brick, steel, wood, water
120 x 120 x 120 in
305 x 305 x 305 cm
Tree, 2014
wood, steel
64 x 36 x 9 in
162.5 x 91.5 x 23 cm
Shingles, 2016
asphalt shingles
dimensions variable
Shingles, 2016 (detail)
asphalt shingles
dimensions variable
installation view, Flood, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn
Tree, 2014
wood, steel
75 x 30 x 13 in
190.5 x 76 x 33 cm