Davina Semo | Selected Works | Jessica Silverman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Davina Semo
Obscure, 2023
Alternate view

Installation view
Treasury, 2023
Jessica Silverman, San Francisco

Davina Semo
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

Davina Semo
Contact, 2023
Detail

Davina Semo
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

Davina Semo
Connection, 2023
Alternate view

Davina Semo
Connection, 2023
Detail

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

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

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

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

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

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

Davina Semo
Drop, 2020
Detail

Davina Semo
Terrain, 2022
Alternate view

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

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

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

Davina Semo
Contact, 2022
Detail

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
“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

Davina Semo
Precarious Hardware, 2019
Jessica Silverman, San Francisco, CA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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