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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Delight</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, leather-wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder-coated stainless steel hardware, powder-coated zinc-plated steel chain<br />Bell: 33 x 13 x 13 inches / 83.8 x 33 x 33 cm<br />Overall hanging dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Delight</em>, 2024<br />Detail</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Magnetize</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />27 x 20 1/2 x 1 inches / 68.6 x 52.1 x 2.5 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Magnetize</em>, 2024<br />Detail</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Transmitter</em>, 2024<br />Patinated cast bronze bell, PolyJet 3D-printed opaque VeroWhite resin, leather-wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />Bell: 18 x 19 inches / 45.7 x 48.3 cm<br />Overall installation dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Evolve</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, leather wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, polished bronze hardware, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated zinc plated steel chain<br />Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm<br />Overall installation dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Reverberation</em>, 2020<br />Presented by Public Art Fund at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1<br />Photo: Nicholas Knight</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /> <br /><em>Reverberation</em>, 2020<br /> <br />Presented by Public Art Fund at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1<br /> <br />Photo: Nicholas Knight</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Resonate</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Obscure</em>, 2023<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Protect</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />14 x 11 inches / 35.6 x 27.9 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Spread</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Transmitter</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, leather-wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, polished bronze hardware, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated zinc plated steel chain<br />Bell: 18 x 15 inches / 45.7 x 38.1 cm<br />Overall installation dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Vibrate</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />20 x 16 inches / 50.8 x 40.6 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Suspend</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />20 x 16 inches / 50.8 x 40.6 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Grow</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />20 x 16 inches / 50.8 x 40.6 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Obscure</em>, 2023<br />Alternate view</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2023<br />Woven stainless steel mesh, acrylic mirror, stainless steel frame, powder coated aluminum letters, plywood, and stainless steel and aluminum hardware<br />20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches / 52.1 x 41.9 x 3.2 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2023<br />Detail</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2023<br />Detail</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Connection</em>, 2023<br />Acrylic mirror, plywood, stainless steel ball bearings, stainless steel and aluminum hardware, and stainless steel frame and assembly<br />Diameter: 60 inches / 152.4 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Connection</em>, 2023<br />Alternate view</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Connection</em>, 2023<br />Detail</p>
<p><em>Drum Listens to Heart</em>, 2022<br />CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA<br />Installation view<br />Credit: Impart Photography</p>
<p><em>Drum Listens to Heart</em>, 2022<br />CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA<br />Installation view<br />Credit: Impart Photography</p>
<p><em>Drum Listens to Heart</em>, 2022<br />CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA<br />Installation view<br />Credit: Impart Photography</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Ghost</em>, 2022<br />Cast glass bell, leather wrapped patinated solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, and powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />Bell: 33 x 13 1/2 inches / 83.8 x 34.3 cm<br />Overall dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Bloom</em>, 2022<br />Polished cast bronze bell, polished bronze and powder coated stainless steel hardware, leather wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, and powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm<br />Overall dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Bloom</em>, 2022<br />Polished stainless steel bell, polished stainless steel and powder coated stainless steel hardware, leather wrapped patinated solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, and powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm<br />Overall dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Fetish</em>, 2022<br />Patinated cast bronze bell, PolyJet 3D-printed opaque VeroWhite resin, leather wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, and powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />18 x 19 inches / 45.7 x 48.3 cm<br />Overall installation dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Drop</em>, 2020<br />Patinated cast bronze bells, UV protected 2-stage catalyzed urethane, stainless steel chain and hardware, polyurethane clapper<br />Each bell: 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches / 19.7 x 14.6 cm<br />Installation dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Drop</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Terrain</em>, 2022<br />Alternate view</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Terrain</em>, 2022<br />Cast aluminum<br />32 x 23 inches / 81.3 x 58.4 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Crush</em>, 2022<br />Cast aluminum, patinated solid bronze clapper, leather cord, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm<br />Overall dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2022<br />Powder coated galvanized steel chain, powder coated stainless steel nails<br />97 x 103 inches / 246.4 x 261.6 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2022<br />Detail</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2022<br />Detail</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><i>Traces, monoprint #1</i>, 2020<br />Relief ink on Rives BFK<br />Image size: 22 x 16 inches; paper size 27.5 x 21.5 inches</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><i>Bouquet, monoprint #2</i>, 2020<br />Relief ink on Rives BFK<br />Image size: 20 x 16 inches; paper size 25.5 x 21.5 inches</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><i>Whip, monoprint #1</i>, 2020<br />Relief ink on Rives BFK<br />Image size: 21.5 x 16 inches; paper size 27.5 x 22 inches</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>“IT IS HARD,” SHE SAID, “TO IMAGINE THE WORLD AS IT WAS”</em>, 2019<br />Patinated cast bronze bell, whipped nylon line, wooden clapper, powder-coated chain, hardware<br />Bell: 20 inches tall x 9 1/2 inches diameter, overall dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Protector</em>, 2019<br />Patinated cast bronze bell, whipped nylon line, wooden clapper, powder-coated chain, hardware<br />Bell: 20 inches tall x 12 1/2 inches diameter, overall dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<i>Glow</i>, 2019<br />Acrylic mirror, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, and stainless steel</br>72.5 x 48.5 inches / 184.15 x 123.19 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Muse</em>, 2019<br />Patinated cast bronze, powder-coated chain, and hardware<br />Trunk: 81 x 18.9 x 14.2 inches / 205.74 x 48 x 36 cm<br />overall dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Exotica</em>, 2019<br />Patinated cast bronze, powder-coated chain, and hardware<br />Trunk: 94 x 19.7 x 17.8 inches / 238.76 x 50 x 40 cm<br />overall dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Network</em>, 2019<br />Cast acrylic, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel<br />72.5 x 48.5 inches / 184.15 x 123.19 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Threshold</em>, 2019<br />Powder coated steel chain and hardware<br />85 x 40 inches / 215.9 x 101.6 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Vibrator</em>, 2019<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, whipped nylon line, wooden clapper, powder-coated chain, and hardware<br />Bell: 32 inches tall x 13 inches diameter / 81 cm tall x 33 cm diameter<br />Overall dimensions variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Track</em>, 2019<br />Acrylic mirror, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel<br />20 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches / 52.1 x 41.9 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Stream</em>, 2019<br />Acrylic mirror, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel<br />72.5 x 48.5 inches / 184.15 x 123.19 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>HER VOICE WAS MELLOW AND LOADED WITH MORE MEANING THAN I COULD FATHOM</em>, 2018<br />Acrylic mirror, oriented strand board, assorted ball bearings, and hardware, stainless steel<br />38 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches / 97.8 x 64.8 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>THAT’S RIGHT, MY LOVE: PUNISH THEM WITH YOUR INDIFFERENCE</em>, 2018<br />Patinated cast bronze<br />58 x 3 inches diameter<br />Edition of 3</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>WE COULD SEE NO TREES AND WE COULD SEE NO MOUNTAINS FROM WHERE WE LIVED</em>, 2018<br />Cast acrylic with glitter, oriented strand board, assorted ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel<br />38 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches / 97.8 x 64.8 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>“I DON’T BELIEVE ANYTHING MAKES YOU SHY,” SHE SAID</em>, 2018<br />Transparent cast acrylic, oriented strand board, assorted ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel<br />38 x 25 inches / 96.5 x 63.5 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>SHE KNEW SO MUCH; SHE HAD BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE SHE WAS A GIRL, CURIOUS ABOUT EVERYTHING</em>, 2013-2018<br />Polished cast bronze<br />21 x 1/2 x 1 1/8 inches / 53.3 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm<br />Edition 5 + 1AP</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>BEYOND THE WALLS THERE WERE MORE ROOMS, ALL OF THEM EXTRAORDINARY</em>, 2017<br />Powder coated steel chain<br />84 x 40 inches / 213.4 x 101.6 cm<br />Alternate view</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>SHE HELD HER ARM OUT THE WINDOW UNTIL HER HAND WAS WET</em>, 2017<br />Stainless steel mesh and acrylic paint transfer on reinforced, pigmented concrete<br />11 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/8 inches / 29.2 x 15.9 x 5.4 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>SUDDENLY THERE WAS A NOISE OF THINGS BREAKING</em>, 2017<br />Cast bronze bell and lemon clapper, steel chain, hardware<br />Bell: 14 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches / 36.8 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm<br />Total hanging length variable</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>I COULDN’T IMAGINE ANYTHING MORE PERFECT, SHE WAS ENTIRELY BEAUTIFUL</em>, 2017<br />Stainless steel<br />13 1/2 x 1 1/8 inches / 34.3 x 2.9 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>I COULDN’T IMAGINE ANYTHING MORE PERFECT, SHE WAS ENTIRELY BEAUTIFUL</em>, 2017<br />Alternate view</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>SHE SPOKE IN A LOW TONE, LOOKING AT ME STRAIGHT IN THE EYES, AS IF SHE WERE INTERESTED ONLY IN MY AGREEMENT</em>, 2017<br />Powder coated chain<br />29 x 20 inches / 73.7 x 50.8 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>I’M SURE YOU’LL MANAGE SOMEHOW, WAS WHAT SHE SAID</em>, 2017<br />Stainless steel mesh and acrylic paint transfer on reinforced, pigmented concrete<br /> 11 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/8 inches / 29.2 x 15.9 x 5.4 cm</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>I’M SURE YOU’LL MANAGE SOMEHOW, WAS WHAT SHE SAID</em>, 2017<br />Alternative view</p>
<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>THEY ASKED WHERE I WAS FROM AND I REPLIED WITH A LINE I SOMETIMES USED</em>, 2017<br />Stainless steel mesh and acrylic paint on reinforced, pigmented concrete<br />14 x 8 x 2 inches / 35.6 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm</p>
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Davina Semo

Davina Semo

A sculptor whose cast bronze bells and bas-reliefs ring in new patterns and patinas for private reflection and community gathering.

Davina Semo is a sculptor whose cast bronze bells, acrylic mirrors, and patinated bronze reliefs distill a range of experiential, intellectual, and psychological currents into a material language. Her bells playfully reimagine traditional forms and are finished with different combinations of patination, texture, and decorative elements. Visitors are invited to ring the bells, which produce various tones inherent to their unique design, offering a call to attention. Polished bronze reliefs visually echo the reverberation of the bells, placing the metals in tension with emotional states.

Semo (b. 1981, Washington DC) has a BA in Visual Arts and Creative Writing from Brown University and an MFA from University of California, San Diego. Semo has been awarded many public commissions, including “Reverberation” at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1, New York, organized by Public Art Fund (2021), and an installation of three large bells at Powder Mountain, the outdoor art park founded by Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder, in Eden, Utah (forthcoming in 2025). Semo is the subject of a solo exhibition at the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA in 2025. She has previously enjoyed a solo at the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa, and numerous group exhibitions at MCA Denver, CO; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, CA; CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco; Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco; SOMArts, San Francisco; White Columns, New York; and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. Her work is included in collections at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College, MA; the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC; and the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Claremont, CA. Semo lives and works in Los Angeles.

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Delight</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, leather-wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder-coated stainless steel hardware, powder-coated zinc-plated steel chain<br />Bell: 33 x 13 x 13 inches / 83.8 x 33 x 33 cm<br />Overall hanging dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Delight, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, leather-wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder-coated stainless steel hardware, powder-coated zinc-plated steel chain
Bell: 33 x 13 x 13 inches / 83.8 x 33 x 33 cm
Overall hanging dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Delight</em>, 2024<br />Detail</p>

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Delight, 2024
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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Magnetize</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />27 x 20 1/2 x 1 inches / 68.6 x 52.1 x 2.5 cm</p>

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Magnetize, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze
27 x 20 1/2 x 1 inches / 68.6 x 52.1 x 2.5 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Magnetize</em>, 2024<br />Detail</p>

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Magnetize, 2024
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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Transmitter</em>, 2024<br />Patinated cast bronze bell, PolyJet 3D-printed opaque VeroWhite resin, leather-wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />Bell: 18 x 19 inches / 45.7 x 48.3 cm<br />Overall installation dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Transmitter, 2024
Patinated cast bronze bell, PolyJet 3D-printed opaque VeroWhite resin, leather-wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated galvanized steel chain
Bell: 18 x 19 inches / 45.7 x 48.3 cm
Overall installation dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Evolve</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, leather wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, polished bronze hardware, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated zinc plated steel chain<br />Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm<br />Overall installation dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Evolve, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, leather wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, polished bronze hardware, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated zinc plated steel chain
Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm
Overall installation dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Reverberation</em>, 2020<br />Presented by Public Art Fund at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1<br />Photo: Nicholas Knight</p>

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Reverberation, 2020
Presented by Public Art Fund at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1
Photo: Nicholas Knight

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<p>Davina Semo<br /> <br /><em>Reverberation</em>, 2020<br /> <br />Presented by Public Art Fund at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1<br /> <br />Photo: Nicholas Knight</p>

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Reverberation, 2020

Presented by Public Art Fund at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1

Photo: Nicholas Knight

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Resonate</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm</p>

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Resonate, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze
28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm</p>

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Contact, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze
28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Obscure</em>, 2023<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm</p>

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Obscure, 2023
Polished and patinated cast bronze
10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Protect</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm</p>

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Protect, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze
10 x 10 inches / 25.4 x 25.4 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm</p>

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Contact, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze
28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />14 x 11 inches / 35.6 x 27.9 cm</p>

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Contact, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze
14 x 11 inches / 35.6 x 27.9 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Spread</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm</p>

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Spread, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze
28 x 21 inches / 71.1 x 53.3 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Transmitter</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, leather-wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, polished bronze hardware, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated zinc plated steel chain<br />Bell: 18 x 15 inches / 45.7 x 38.1 cm<br />Overall installation dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Transmitter, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, leather-wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, polished bronze hardware, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated zinc plated steel chain
Bell: 18 x 15 inches / 45.7 x 38.1 cm
Overall installation dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Vibrate</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />20 x 16 inches / 50.8 x 40.6 cm</p>

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Vibrate, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze
20 x 16 inches / 50.8 x 40.6 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Suspend</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />20 x 16 inches / 50.8 x 40.6 cm</p>

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Suspend, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze
20 x 16 inches / 50.8 x 40.6 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Grow</em>, 2024<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze<br />20 x 16 inches / 50.8 x 40.6 cm</p>

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Grow, 2024
Polished and patinated cast bronze
20 x 16 inches / 50.8 x 40.6 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Obscure</em>, 2023<br />Alternate view</p>

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Obscure, 2023
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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2023<br />Woven stainless steel mesh, acrylic mirror, stainless steel frame, powder coated aluminum letters, plywood, and stainless steel and aluminum hardware<br />20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches / 52.1 x 41.9 x 3.2 cm</p>

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Contact, 2023
Woven stainless steel mesh, acrylic mirror, stainless steel frame, powder coated aluminum letters, plywood, and stainless steel and aluminum hardware
20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches / 52.1 x 41.9 x 3.2 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2023<br />Detail</p>

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Contact, 2023
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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2023<br />Detail</p>

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Contact, 2023
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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Connection</em>, 2023<br />Acrylic mirror, plywood, stainless steel ball bearings, stainless steel and aluminum hardware, and stainless steel frame and assembly<br />Diameter: 60 inches / 152.4 cm</p>

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Connection, 2023
Acrylic mirror, plywood, stainless steel ball bearings, stainless steel and aluminum hardware, and stainless steel frame and assembly
Diameter: 60 inches / 152.4 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Connection</em>, 2023<br />Alternate view</p>

Davina Semo
Connection, 2023
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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Connection</em>, 2023<br />Detail</p>

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Connection, 2023
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<p><em>Drum Listens to Heart</em>, 2022<br />CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA<br />Installation view<br />Credit: Impart Photography</p>

Drum Listens to Heart, 2022
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA
Installation view
Credit: Impart Photography

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<p><em>Drum Listens to Heart</em>, 2022<br />CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA<br />Installation view<br />Credit: Impart Photography</p>

Drum Listens to Heart, 2022
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA
Installation view
Credit: Impart Photography

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<p><em>Drum Listens to Heart</em>, 2022<br />CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA<br />Installation view<br />Credit: Impart Photography</p>

Drum Listens to Heart, 2022
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA
Installation view
Credit: Impart Photography

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Ghost</em>, 2022<br />Cast glass bell, leather wrapped patinated solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, and powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />Bell: 33 x 13 1/2 inches / 83.8 x 34.3 cm<br />Overall dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Ghost, 2022
Cast glass bell, leather wrapped patinated solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, and powder coated galvanized steel chain
Bell: 33 x 13 1/2 inches / 83.8 x 34.3 cm
Overall dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Bloom</em>, 2022<br />Polished cast bronze bell, polished bronze and powder coated stainless steel hardware, leather wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, and powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm<br />Overall dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Bloom, 2022
Polished cast bronze bell, polished bronze and powder coated stainless steel hardware, leather wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, and powder coated galvanized steel chain
Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm
Overall dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Bloom</em>, 2022<br />Polished stainless steel bell, polished stainless steel and powder coated stainless steel hardware, leather wrapped patinated solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, and powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm<br />Overall dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Bloom, 2022
Polished stainless steel bell, polished stainless steel and powder coated stainless steel hardware, leather wrapped patinated solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, and powder coated galvanized steel chain
Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm
Overall dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Fetish</em>, 2022<br />Patinated cast bronze bell, PolyJet 3D-printed opaque VeroWhite resin, leather wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, and powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />18 x 19 inches / 45.7 x 48.3 cm<br />Overall installation dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Fetish, 2022
Patinated cast bronze bell, PolyJet 3D-printed opaque VeroWhite resin, leather wrapped solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, and powder coated galvanized steel chain
18 x 19 inches / 45.7 x 48.3 cm
Overall installation dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Drop</em>, 2020<br />Patinated cast bronze bells, UV protected 2-stage catalyzed urethane, stainless steel chain and hardware, polyurethane clapper<br />Each bell: 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches / 19.7 x 14.6 cm<br />Installation dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Drop, 2020
Patinated cast bronze bells, UV protected 2-stage catalyzed urethane, stainless steel chain and hardware, polyurethane clapper
Each bell: 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches / 19.7 x 14.6 cm
Installation dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Drop</em>, 2020<br />Detail</p>

Davina Semo
Drop, 2020
Detail

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Terrain</em>, 2022<br />Alternate view</p>

Davina Semo
Terrain, 2022
Alternate view

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Terrain</em>, 2022<br />Cast aluminum<br />32 x 23 inches / 81.3 x 58.4 cm</p>

Davina Semo
Terrain, 2022
Cast aluminum
32 x 23 inches / 81.3 x 58.4 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Crush</em>, 2022<br />Cast aluminum, patinated solid bronze clapper, leather cord, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated galvanized steel chain<br />Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm<br />Overall dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Crush, 2022
Cast aluminum, patinated solid bronze clapper, leather cord, hemp shibari rope, powder coated stainless steel hardware, powder coated galvanized steel chain
Bell: 32 x 13 inches / 81.3 x 33 cm
Overall dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2022<br />Powder coated galvanized steel chain, powder coated stainless steel nails<br />97 x 103 inches / 246.4 x 261.6 cm</p>

Davina Semo
Contact, 2022
Powder coated galvanized steel chain, powder coated stainless steel nails
97 x 103 inches / 246.4 x 261.6 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2022<br />Detail</p>

Davina Semo
Contact, 2022
Detail

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Contact</em>, 2022<br />Detail</p>

Davina Semo
Contact, 2022
Detail

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><i>Traces, monoprint #1</i>, 2020<br />Relief ink on Rives BFK<br />Image size: 22 x 16 inches; paper size 27.5 x 21.5 inches</p>

Davina Semo
Traces, monoprint #1, 2020
Relief ink on Rives BFK
Image size: 22 x 16 inches; paper size 27.5 x 21.5 inches

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><i>Bouquet, monoprint #2</i>, 2020<br />Relief ink on Rives BFK<br />Image size: 20 x 16 inches; paper size 25.5 x 21.5 inches</p>

Davina Semo
Bouquet, monoprint #2, 2020
Relief ink on Rives BFK
Image size: 20 x 16 inches; paper size 25.5 x 21.5 inches

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><i>Whip, monoprint #1</i>, 2020<br />Relief ink on Rives BFK<br />Image size: 21.5 x 16 inches; paper size 27.5 x 22 inches</p>

Davina Semo
Whip, monoprint #1, 2020
Relief ink on Rives BFK
Image size: 21.5 x 16 inches; paper size 27.5 x 22 inches

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>“IT IS HARD,” SHE SAID, “TO IMAGINE THE WORLD AS IT WAS”</em>, 2019<br />Patinated cast bronze bell, whipped nylon line, wooden clapper, powder-coated chain, hardware<br />Bell: 20 inches tall x 9 1/2 inches diameter, overall dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
“IT IS HARD,” SHE SAID, “TO IMAGINE THE WORLD AS IT WAS”, 2019
Patinated cast bronze bell, whipped nylon line, wooden clapper, powder-coated chain, hardware
Bell: 20 inches tall x 9 1/2 inches diameter, overall dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Protector</em>, 2019<br />Patinated cast bronze bell, whipped nylon line, wooden clapper, powder-coated chain, hardware<br />Bell: 20 inches tall x 12 1/2 inches diameter, overall dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Protector, 2019
Patinated cast bronze bell, whipped nylon line, wooden clapper, powder-coated chain, hardware
Bell: 20 inches tall x 12 1/2 inches diameter, overall dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<i>Glow</i>, 2019<br />Acrylic mirror, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, and stainless steel</br>72.5 x 48.5 inches / 184.15 x 123.19 cm</p>

Davina SemoGlow, 2019
Acrylic mirror, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, and stainless steel
72.5 x 48.5 inches / 184.15 x 123.19 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Muse</em>, 2019<br />Patinated cast bronze, powder-coated chain, and hardware<br />Trunk: 81 x 18.9 x 14.2 inches / 205.74 x 48 x 36 cm<br />overall dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Muse, 2019
Patinated cast bronze, powder-coated chain, and hardware
Trunk: 81 x 18.9 x 14.2 inches / 205.74 x 48 x 36 cm
overall dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Exotica</em>, 2019<br />Patinated cast bronze, powder-coated chain, and hardware<br />Trunk: 94 x 19.7 x 17.8 inches / 238.76 x 50 x 40 cm<br />overall dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Exotica, 2019
Patinated cast bronze, powder-coated chain, and hardware
Trunk: 94 x 19.7 x 17.8 inches / 238.76 x 50 x 40 cm
overall dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Network</em>, 2019<br />Cast acrylic, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel<br />72.5 x 48.5 inches / 184.15 x 123.19 cm</p>

Davina Semo
Network, 2019
Cast acrylic, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel
72.5 x 48.5 inches / 184.15 x 123.19 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Threshold</em>, 2019<br />Powder coated steel chain and hardware<br />85 x 40 inches / 215.9 x 101.6 cm</p>

Davina Semo
Threshold, 2019
Powder coated steel chain and hardware
85 x 40 inches / 215.9 x 101.6 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Vibrator</em>, 2019<br />Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, whipped nylon line, wooden clapper, powder-coated chain, and hardware<br />Bell: 32 inches tall x 13 inches diameter / 81 cm tall x 33 cm diameter<br />Overall dimensions variable</p>

Davina Semo
Vibrator, 2019
Polished and patinated cast bronze bell, whipped nylon line, wooden clapper, powder-coated chain, and hardware
Bell: 32 inches tall x 13 inches diameter / 81 cm tall x 33 cm diameter
Overall dimensions variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Track</em>, 2019<br />Acrylic mirror, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel<br />20 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches / 52.1 x 41.9 cm</p>

Davina Semo
Track, 2019
Acrylic mirror, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel
20 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches / 52.1 x 41.9 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>Stream</em>, 2019<br />Acrylic mirror, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel<br />72.5 x 48.5 inches / 184.15 x 123.19 cm</p>

Davina Semo
Stream, 2019
Acrylic mirror, plywood, ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel
72.5 x 48.5 inches / 184.15 x 123.19 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>HER VOICE WAS MELLOW AND LOADED WITH MORE MEANING THAN I COULD FATHOM</em>, 2018<br />Acrylic mirror, oriented strand board, assorted ball bearings, and hardware, stainless steel<br />38 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches / 97.8 x 64.8 cm</p>

Davina Semo
HER VOICE WAS MELLOW AND LOADED WITH MORE MEANING THAN I COULD FATHOM, 2018
Acrylic mirror, oriented strand board, assorted ball bearings, and hardware, stainless steel
38 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches / 97.8 x 64.8 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>THAT’S RIGHT, MY LOVE: PUNISH THEM WITH YOUR INDIFFERENCE</em>, 2018<br />Patinated cast bronze<br />58 x 3 inches diameter<br />Edition of 3</p>

Davina Semo
THAT’S RIGHT, MY LOVE: PUNISH THEM WITH YOUR INDIFFERENCE, 2018
Patinated cast bronze
58 x 3 inches diameter
Edition of 3

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>WE COULD SEE NO TREES AND WE COULD SEE NO MOUNTAINS FROM WHERE WE LIVED</em>, 2018<br />Cast acrylic with glitter, oriented strand board, assorted ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel<br />38 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches / 97.8 x 64.8 cm</p>

Davina Semo
WE COULD SEE NO TREES AND WE COULD SEE NO MOUNTAINS FROM WHERE WE LIVED, 2018
Cast acrylic with glitter, oriented strand board, assorted ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel
38 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches / 97.8 x 64.8 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>“I DON’T BELIEVE ANYTHING MAKES YOU SHY,” SHE SAID</em>, 2018<br />Transparent cast acrylic, oriented strand board, assorted ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel<br />38 x 25 inches / 96.5 x 63.5 cm</p>

Davina Semo
“I DON’T BELIEVE ANYTHING MAKES YOU SHY,” SHE SAID, 2018
Transparent cast acrylic, oriented strand board, assorted ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel
38 x 25 inches / 96.5 x 63.5 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>SHE KNEW SO MUCH; SHE HAD BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE SHE WAS A GIRL, CURIOUS ABOUT EVERYTHING</em>, 2013-2018<br />Polished cast bronze<br />21 x 1/2 x 1 1/8 inches / 53.3 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm<br />Edition 5 + 1AP</p>

Davina Semo
SHE KNEW SO MUCH; SHE HAD BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE SHE WAS A GIRL, CURIOUS ABOUT EVERYTHING, 2013-2018
Polished cast bronze
21 x 1/2 x 1 1/8 inches / 53.3 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
Edition 5 + 1AP

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>BEYOND THE WALLS THERE WERE MORE ROOMS, ALL OF THEM EXTRAORDINARY</em>, 2017<br />Powder coated steel chain<br />84 x 40 inches / 213.4 x 101.6 cm<br />Alternate view</p>

Davina Semo
BEYOND THE WALLS THERE WERE MORE ROOMS, ALL OF THEM EXTRAORDINARY, 2017
Powder coated steel chain
84 x 40 inches / 213.4 x 101.6 cm
Alternate view

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>SHE HELD HER ARM OUT THE WINDOW UNTIL HER HAND WAS WET</em>, 2017<br />Stainless steel mesh and acrylic paint transfer on reinforced, pigmented concrete<br />11 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/8 inches / 29.2 x 15.9 x 5.4 cm</p>

Davina Semo
SHE HELD HER ARM OUT THE WINDOW UNTIL HER HAND WAS WET, 2017
Stainless steel mesh and acrylic paint transfer on reinforced, pigmented concrete
11 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/8 inches / 29.2 x 15.9 x 5.4 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>SUDDENLY THERE WAS A NOISE OF THINGS BREAKING</em>, 2017<br />Cast bronze bell and lemon clapper, steel chain, hardware<br />Bell: 14 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches / 36.8 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm<br />Total hanging length variable</p>

Davina Semo
SUDDENLY THERE WAS A NOISE OF THINGS BREAKING, 2017
Cast bronze bell and lemon clapper, steel chain, hardware
Bell: 14 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches / 36.8 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Total hanging length variable

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>I COULDN’T IMAGINE ANYTHING MORE PERFECT, SHE WAS ENTIRELY BEAUTIFUL</em>, 2017<br />Stainless steel<br />13 1/2 x 1 1/8 inches / 34.3 x 2.9 cm</p>

Davina Semo
I COULDN’T IMAGINE ANYTHING MORE PERFECT, SHE WAS ENTIRELY BEAUTIFUL, 2017
Stainless steel
13 1/2 x 1 1/8 inches / 34.3 x 2.9 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>I COULDN’T IMAGINE ANYTHING MORE PERFECT, SHE WAS ENTIRELY BEAUTIFUL</em>, 2017<br />Alternate view</p>

Davina Semo
I COULDN’T IMAGINE ANYTHING MORE PERFECT, SHE WAS ENTIRELY BEAUTIFUL, 2017
Alternate view

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>SHE SPOKE IN A LOW TONE, LOOKING AT ME STRAIGHT IN THE EYES, AS IF SHE WERE INTERESTED ONLY IN MY AGREEMENT</em>, 2017<br />Powder coated chain<br />29 x 20 inches / 73.7 x 50.8 cm</p>

Davina Semo
SHE SPOKE IN A LOW TONE, LOOKING AT ME STRAIGHT IN THE EYES, AS IF SHE WERE INTERESTED ONLY IN MY AGREEMENT, 2017
Powder coated chain
29 x 20 inches / 73.7 x 50.8 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>I’M SURE YOU’LL MANAGE SOMEHOW, WAS WHAT SHE SAID</em>, 2017<br />Stainless steel mesh and acrylic paint transfer on reinforced, pigmented concrete<br /> 11 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/8 inches / 29.2 x 15.9 x 5.4 cm</p>

Davina Semo
I’M SURE YOU’LL MANAGE SOMEHOW, WAS WHAT SHE SAID, 2017
Stainless steel mesh and acrylic paint transfer on reinforced, pigmented concrete
11 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/8 inches / 29.2 x 15.9 x 5.4 cm

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>I’M SURE YOU’LL MANAGE SOMEHOW, WAS WHAT SHE SAID</em>, 2017<br />Alternative view</p>

Davina Semo
I’M SURE YOU’LL MANAGE SOMEHOW, WAS WHAT SHE SAID, 2017
Alternative view

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<p>Davina Semo<br /><em>THEY ASKED WHERE I WAS FROM AND I REPLIED WITH A LINE I SOMETIMES USED</em>, 2017<br />Stainless steel mesh and acrylic paint on reinforced, pigmented concrete<br />14 x 8 x 2 inches / 35.6 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm</p>

Davina Semo
THEY ASKED WHERE I WAS FROM AND I REPLIED WITH A LINE I SOMETIMES USED, 2017
Stainless steel mesh and acrylic paint on reinforced, pigmented concrete
14 x 8 x 2 inches / 35.6 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm

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EXHIBITIONS

Davina Semo: A Serious Celebration

Ground Floor

January 9-February 22, 2025

A Growing Season

August 19-October 28, 2023

Davina Semo: Treasury

March 4-April 15, 2023

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VIDEOS

Blouin | In the Studio: Davina Semo

Artist Profile - Davina Semo

Davina Semo Precarious Hardware Talk

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CV

Born 1981 in Washington, DC
MFA, Visual Arts, University of California, San Diego, CA, 2006
BFA, Visual Arts & Creative Writing, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2003
Lives and works in San Francisco, CA

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions

2025
Savannah College of Art and Design, GA [forthcoming]
A Serous Celebration, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA [forthcoming]

2023
Treasury, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
My Powerful Wish, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY

2020
Reverberation, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, Brooklyn, NY [organized by Public Art Fund]
Core Reflections, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa, CA

2019
Agora, Ribordy Thetaz, Geneva, Switzerland
Davina Semo and Deborah Remington, Parts & Labor Beacon, Beacon, NY
Precarious Hardware, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
ALL THE WORLD, Marlborough Contemporary, New York, NY

2017
PHANTOM RINGER, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA

2016
FUBAR, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
SILK FLOSS, ribordy contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland

2015
WHERE LIFE IS HAPPENING, Lyles & King, New York, NY
APPROACH OR ENTER, CAPITAL, San Francisco, CA
HOLDING THE BAG, Rawson Projects, New York, NY

2014
STAY UP, ribordy contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland
RUDER FORMS SURVIVE, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY

2013
White Flag Library, St. Louis, MO

2012
Miami – 70 NW 20th Street, Shoot the Lobster, Miami, FL
PACING LIKE A TIGER, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2011
WE BEGIN WITH THE NOISE, Martos Gallery, New York, NY
BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE BLACKNESS, Rawson Projects, New York, NY

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Group Exhibitions

2025
Reunited, CCA Campus Gallery, San Francisco, CA [forthcoming]

2024
Thresholds, The Wolford House, Los Angeles, CA
Movements Toward Freedom, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, CO

2023
A Growing Season, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
The Sky’s the Limit, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
The Long Century: Beginners, Dunes, Portland, ME
Mystics of the World Unite, Sevil Dolmaci, Istanbul
Throughline, Bureau, New York, NY
Cardinal Index, House of Seiko, San Francisco, CA

2022
The Heavy Light Show, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
off-kilter, Michael Benevento, Los Angeles, CA
Drum Listens to Heart, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA
Gentle Content, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Strange Attractors, The Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Art, Vol. 3: Lost in Space, APALAZZOGALLERY, Brescia, Italy
JC Gallery, London, UK
Looking Back / The 12th White Columns Annual, White Columns, New York, NY
Transparency & Opacity, St. Joseph’s Art Foundation, San Francisco, CA

2021
Sharing A (S)hell, Rebecca Camacho Presents, San Francisco, CA
New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century, UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA
We Are Here, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA

2020
Accrochage, Ribordy Thetaz, Geneva, Switzerland
Homage to a Circle, Jessica Silverman and Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Conversational Spirits, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA

2019
A Doorknob or a Duck, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA
APPENDIX, curated by Todd von Ammon, Marlborough Contemporary, New York, NY
RISE, Ribordy Thetaz, Geneva, Switzerland
Primary Directives, Marlborough Contemporary, London, England
Show Me as I Want to Be Seen, Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA

2018
100 Sculptures, Anonymous Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
Horizon Lines, Jessica Silverman at 288 Pacific, San Francisco, CA
An Art Exhibition, The Midwestern Society for Arts & Crafts, Detroit, MI
Kinship, Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA
Something (you can’t see, on the other side, of the wall from this side) casts a shadow, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA

2017
B(L)ACK, ribordy contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland
Strange Attractors, Redling Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
An idea of a boundary, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA
TOUCHPIECE, Hannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Split, Grin Gallery, Providence, RI
No Boundaries, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
Thanks, It’s A Wig, In Limbo, New York, NY
ONLY Small Paintings, Fortnight Institute, New York, NY

2016
SMS SOS, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
BLACK STANDARD, CAPITAL at Minnesota Street Projects, San Francisco, CA
Vitreous Humor, Kansas Gallery, New York, NY

2015
Brunch Over Troubled Water, Marlborough Chelsea at Plutschow Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
The Inaugural, Lyles & King, New York, NY
Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in Mirror), Mitterand+Cramer, Geneva, Switzerland
Mixed Doubles, organized by Ryan Steadman, New York, NY
David Flaugher and Davina Semo, U.S. Blues, Brooklyn, NY

2014
CEMETERIUM, Regina Rex at Emerson Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL
Broadway Morey Boogie, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
Invitation, ribordy contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland
Stars and Stripes: American Art of the 21st Century from the Goldberg Collection, Bathurst
Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, Australia
About Sculpture #1, Galerie Rolando Anselmi, Berlin, Germany
Aaron Bobrow, Daniel Lefcourt, Davina Semo, Andrea Rosen Gallery 2, New York, NY

2013
XOXO, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
LAT. 41° 7′ N., LONG. 72° 19′ W, organized by Bob Nickas, Martos Gallery summer location, East Marion, NY
Rock Art & the X-ray Style, organized by Ryan Foerster, 425 Oceanview Ave Brooklyn, New York, NY
Hair and Skin, organized by Isaac Lyles, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
XSTRACTION, The Hole, 312 Bowery, New York, NY
The Wall, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
Diamonds, Diamonds, Curated by Daniel Feinberg, Gallery Diet, Miami, FL
Montsalvat, Bureau, New York, NY
Beyond the Object, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
But the Clouds, Room East, New York, NY
Twenty Days Later, Nicole Klagsburn, New York, NY

2012
Group Show, ribordy contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland
Weights & Measures, Eleven Rivington, New York, NY
Time, after Time, Ronchini Gallery, London, UK
Marseilles-10 bis rue des Quatre Vents, Shoot the Lobster, Marseille, France
Creature From the Blue Lagoon, Organized by Bob Nickas, Martos Gallery Summer Location, Bridgehampton, NY
Sweet Distemper, Organized by Isaac Lyles, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
Everything’s Alright Forever, Curated by Gabriel Rolt in collaboration with Paradise Row, Paradise Row, London, UK
B-OUT, Curated by Scott Hug, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY
Side Show, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York, NY
Home Again, Again, The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2011
SUMMERSHOW, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The 2011 Bridgehampton Biennial, Organized by Bob Nickas, Bridgehampton, NY
We Regret To Inform You There Is Currently No Space Or Place For Abstract Painting, Martos
Gallery, New York, NY
Borderline, Pablo’s Birthday Gallery, New York, NY

2010
HELL, NO!, curated by David Louis Fierman and RJ Supa at The Covenant of Saint Cecilia, New York, NY
2up poster project, collaboration with Colleen Asper, PPOW, New York, NY
Everything in Moderation, selected by Melissa Hopson, 106 Green, New York, NY

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Bibliography

2024
Hahn, Rachel. “Retail Gesamtkunstwek.” PIN-UP. Issue 36.

2022
Ni, Nicky. “Confined Explosions: A Review of Gentle Content at Rhona Hoffman.” New City Art. August 5, 2022.

2021
White, Katie. “Studio Visit: Artist Davina Semo on the Lure of a Ringing Bell and Why She Always Looks Forward to Mondays.” Artnet news. January 13, 2021.

2020
Scott, Andrea K. “Spring Art Preview”, The New Yorker, February 9, 2020.

2019
Tashjian, Rachel. “The Coolest New Gallery Is Your Local Celine Store,” Genius Is Born Crazy, October 8, 2019
Needham, Alex. “Hedi Slimane gets Creative at Celine,” The Guardian, September 27, 2019
Wyma, Chole. “Deborah Remington and Davina Semo,” Artforum, September 20, 2019
Heinrich, Will. “Critic’s Notebook: Summer Art Trek: Gallery Hopping in the Hudson Valley.” The New York Times, August 8, 2019
Desmarais, Charles. “In the galleries this spring: Art that seeks to define itself,” SF Chronicle, March 15, 2019
Dillon, Noah. “A Part of the Main: Davina Semo at Marlborough Contemporary,” artcritical, February 26, 2019
Hotchkiss, Sarah, “‘Beneath This Mask, Another Mask’: Identity is Unfixed in CJM’s ‘Show Me,’” KQED Arts, February 12, 2019
Desmarais, Charles, “’Show Me As I Want to be Seen’ examines artistic and gender identity,” SF Chronicle, February 7, 2019
Bury, Louis, “Rocks, Waste, and Water,” Hyperallergic, February 2, 2019
Miller, Robert Nager, “The many selves of gender-bending artist and Nazi resister Claude Cahun.” The Jewish News of Northern California, February 01, 2019
Choi, Jinny, “Art Review: Davina Semo, ALL THE WORLD, Marlborough Contemporary, January 17, 2019

2018
Desmarais, Charles, “SFMOMA announces 2019 finalists for prestigious SECA Award,” SF Chronicle, December 14, 2018
Hotchkiss, Sarah, “A Sparse Exhibition for a Crowded City at SOMArts,” KQED Arts, July 31, 2018
Thackara, Tess, “These 20 Female Artists Are Pushing Sculpture Forward,” artsy, July 30, 2018

2016
Fernandes, Colin, “Black Flag: CAPITAL at Minnesota Street Project,” artcritical, April 19, 2016

2015
Baker, R.C., “Heroic Trinity: From Concrete to Comics” The Village Voice, November 3, 2015 Russo, Emmalea, “Concrete, Leather, Light, Glass: Davina Semo at Lyles & King,” artcritical.com, October 23, 2015
Fernandes, Colin L., “APPROACH OR ENTER,” Art Practical, September 27, 2015
Indrisek, Scott, “In The Studio: Davina Semo,” Blouin Artinfo, July 13, 2015
Dillon, Noah, “Davina Semo,” The Brooklyn Rail, March 5, 2015

2014
Indrisek, Scott, “Marlborough Chelsea Puts the Boogie in Broadway,”Blouin Artinfo, September 24, 2014
Corsaro, Michelangelo, “South likes: Invitation at Ribordy Contemporary, Geneva,” South As A State Of Mind, June 9, 2014
Suffenplan, Helder, “Interview with Davina Semo,” Scentury, February 14, 2014
Murakami, Nicole, “Meeting Parallels in Parallelograms: Davina Semo’s ‘Ruder Forms Survive,'” Whitewall, February 5, 2014
Smith, Roberta, “Davina Semo: Ruder Forms Survive,” The New York Times, January 23, 2014 “Goings on about town: Art; Davina Semo,” New Yorker, February 10, 2014
Indrisek, Scott, “Introducing: Davina Semo, in NYC Show, Faces the Industrial Void,” Modern Painters, January 2014
Elizalde, Molly, “Davina Semo’s Survival Instincts,” Interview Magazine, January 2014

2013
Grayson, Kathy, “Davina Semo,” I-D Magazine, Winter 2013 Issue
“Portfolio”, Journal Magazine 33
“Featured Artist: Davina Semo,” Sculpture Center Tumblr
Rosenberg, Karen, “Wry to Whimsical, a Summer Eden for Improvisers,” The New York Times, July 18, 2013
Heinrich, Will, “Hair and Skin’ at Derek Eller”, New York Observer, July 17, 2013
Farago, Jason, ”…but the clouds…” – Critics Pick, Artforum.com, February 2013

2012
Nickas, Bob, ”X Marks the Rot”, Mousse, October 2012
Bronner, Julian Elias, “Sweet Distemper” – Critics Pick, Artforum.com, August 2012
Russeth, Andrew and Michael H. Miller, “East End? It’s Only Beginning! At Last, the Hamptons Is Attracting Edgy Art to Match Its Glitzy Collectors,” GalleristNY, 8 August 2012
Sutton, Ben. “Martos Gallery Makes for the Hamptons, Filling a Collector’s Beach House With High-Priced Hipster Art.” Artinfo, 3 August 2012
Rosenberg, Karen. “Check Out the Gallery in the Freezer: ‘Creature From the Blue Lagoon,’ in Bridgehampton.” The New York Times, 2 August 2012
Russeth, Andrew – “The Boys (and Girls) of Summer: ‘Context Message’ at Zach Feuer and ‘Side Show’ at Greene Naftali,” New York Observer, 31 July 2012
“Sweet Distemper” New Yorker, 30 July 2012
Potts, Daniel, “Everything’s Alright Forever at Paradise Row, London.” Aesthetica Blog, 26 July 2012 Ekker, Jan Pieter, “Rusty Chains Seem Like A Soft Wall Tapestry.” Rescensie Parool, 16 March 2012

2011
Gomez, Enrico, “Before Shifting to the Blackness” Wagmag, 20 October 2011
Rosenburg, Karen. “All Nooks, Crannies, Bedrooms and Trees Are Backdrops for Art”, New York Times, 8 July 2011
Ruble, Casey, “We Regret To…” Art in America, 1 September 2011
Miller, Michael, “Learning From Bridgehampton” New York Observer, 12 July 2011
N, Linnert, “Don’t Miss – New York: “We Regret To Inform You…” At Martos Gallery Through June 18″, Art Observed, 16 June 2011
Buter, Susan. “Part I: Seeing Silver,” Two Coats of Paint, 9 June 2011

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Grants and Awards

2019
Finalist, SECA Award, SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA

2017
Finalist, Artadia’s San Francisco Awards, San Francisco, CA

2005
University of California Institute for Research in the Arts, Demonstration Grant, UC San Diego

2003
Russell Grant, UC San Diego, 2003
Ann Belsky Moranis Award, Brown University

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Public Collections

Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Davis Museum at Wellesley College, MA
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC
Powder Mountain, Eden, UT
Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN

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