steve roden
the silent world, 2002-2003


the silent world paintings are all visual translations of the phrase: the silent world. they were created using a system of equivalents for inch measurements and the alphabet - basically the letter a= a 1 inch line, b=2 inch, c=3 inch, etc. in the case of the first painting, the text was mapped out in lines going in one direction, then re-mapped starting backwards with color in the other direction. the phrase 'the silent world' is the title of the first book by jacques cousteau.

these images are the second batch of paintings from the series, begun in june of 2002

for more info on the silent world paintings, see the catalog essay by christoph cox

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