Davina Semo | Selected Works | Jessica Silverman Gallery

Installation view
Treasury, 2023
Jessica Silverman, San Francisco

Davina Semo
Wildflower, 2023
Polished and patinated bronze
32 x 23 inches / 81.3 x 58.4 cm

Davina Semo
Wildflower, 2023
Alternate view

Davina Semo
Wildflower, 2023
Detail

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
Erode, 2021
Cast aluminum, patinated solid bronze clapper, hemp shibari rope, leather cord, powder coated galvanized steel chain, powder coated stainless steel hardware
Bell: 20 inches tall x 9.5 inches diameter
Overall dimensions variable

Davina Semo
Erode, 2021
Detail

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
Crush, 2022
Detail

Davina Semo
Abundance, 2022
Polished and patinated cast bronze
31 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches / 80.6 x 57.8 cms

Davina Semo
Abundance, 2022
Polished and patinated cast bronze
Detail

Davina Semo
Cultivate, 2022
Polished and patinated cast bronze
31 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches / 80.6 x 57.8 cms

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
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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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