Davina Semo | Selected Works | Jessica Silverman Gallery

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

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

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

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

Davina Semo
Burst, 2019
Polished and patinated cast bronze
23 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches / 60.3 x 40 cm

Davina Semo
Burst, 2019
Detail

Davina Semo
Ripple, 2019
Polished and patinated cast bronze
23 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches / 60.3 x 41.3 cm

Davina Semo
Likeness, 2019
Polished and patinated cast bronze
10 inches diameter

Davina Semo
Scatter, 2019
Polished and patinated cast bronze
21 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches

Davina Semo
Array, 2019
Polished and patinated cast bronze
21 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches / 55.2 x 40 cm

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

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

Installation view, Precarious Hardware, Jessica Silverman Gallery, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“AND YES,” SHE WROTE, “PEOPLE DO STARE, I LIKE IT.”
Transparent cast acrylic, iridescent film, oriented strand board, assorted ball bearings, hardware, stainless steel
38 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches / 97.8 x 64.8 cm
2018

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

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

Detail

WE COULD SEE NO TREES AND WE COULD SEE NO MOUNTAINS FROM WHERE WE LIVED
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
2018

Detail

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

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

BEYOND THE WALLS THERE WERE MORE ROOMS, ALL OF THEM EXTRAORDINARY
Powder coated steel chain
84 x 40 inches / 213.4 x 101.6 cm
2018

Alternate view

Detail

SHE HELD HER ARM OUT THE WINDOW UNTIL HER HAND WAS WET
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
2017

Detail

LIKE A TRULY GREAT COMMANDER, SHE SETTLED EVERYTHING AROUND HER
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
2017

SUDDENLY THERE WAS A NOISE OF THINGS BREAKING
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
2017

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

Alternate view

SHE HELD HER ARM OUT THE WINDOW UNTIL HER HAND WAS WET
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
2017

Alternate view

BUT I WAS AHEAD OF HER THERE, I WAS ALREADY SORRY
Stainless steel mesh and acrylic paint transfer on reinforced, pigmented concrete
8 1/4 x 13 5/8 x 1 7/8 inches / 21 x 34.6 x 4.8 cm
2017

I’M SURE YOU’LL MANAGE SOMEHOW, WAS WHAT SHE SAID
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
2017

Alternative view

THEY ASKED WHERE I WAS FROM AND I REPLIED WITH A LINE I SOMETIMES USED
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
2017

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

Detail