Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
Cha, Theresa Hak Kyung
Title:
Barren Cave Mute
Collection Title Date:
1971-1991
Date:
1974
Materials:
26 black and white photographs. Typewritten text on paper.
Dimensions:
w10 x h8 inches
Current Location:
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive
Address:
Berkeley, CA 94720
Object ID:
1992.4.52
Provenance:
Gift of the Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Memorial Foundation
Object Type:
Documentation
Heading:
Description
Notes:
cavE barreN" is written on the first panel. "mutE" on the second panel. The third panel is blank.
Notes:
Cha performed "Barren Cave Mute" at The University of California, Berkeley, CA. 1974. Three pieces of white paper 10 x 4 feet were hung laterally in the room. Words in white wax were written on the paper. The room was dark. "A single lighted candle was used for the performance. As the flame came in contact with the wax paper, it began to melt the wax, exposing the words to the viewers." (unpublished description by Cha).
Notes:
Original documentation. 26 black and white photographs documenting Cha's performance titled "Barren Cave Mute." The typewritten text is a description of the performance.
Notes:
See museum# 1992.4.210
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/tf7870052 2

Barren Cave Mute