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Artist: Jennifer Steinkamp
Title: Daisy Bell
Date: 2008
Dimensions: variable, approx. 8-26 feet high, vertical, fits between edge of floor and ceiling.
Equipment: Mitsubishi projectors, Dell OptiPlex or Logisys computers..
Photo Credit: Robert Wedemeyer, Courtesy Lehmann Maupin, NY
Exhibition History:
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- Lehmann Maupin, New York, September 7 - November 1, 2008.
- Gala in the Garden, Hammer, Los Angeles, California, October 5, 2008.
- Wild Things, Brandts Kunsthallen, Brandts, Denmark, June 25 - September 19, 2010, curated by Lene Burkard.
- KIAF, Seoul, Korea, Leeahn Gallery, Daegu, Korea, September 22 - 26, 2011, exhibited summer all.
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Part of the Collection: Bank of America, New York, New York.
Description:
The title, Daisy Bell, refers to a particular moment in the history of science and culture: 1962, Bell Labs used the IBM 704 computer to voice synthesize the popular 19th-century English song of the same name. The song was also used in the climactic scene of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey in which the supercomputer HAL 9000 begins to sing daisy daisy as his consciousness is degraded.
The Daisy Bell series is comprised of a variety of poisonous flowers that appear to cascade down the gallery walls.
quicktime movies
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Daisy Bell
composed by Harry Dacre, 1892
There is a flower within my heart
Daisy, Daisy
Planted one day by a glancing dart
Planted by Daisy Bell
Whether she loves me or loves me not
Sometimes it's hard to tell
But there are those that would share the lot
Of beautiful Daisy Bell
Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do
I'm half crazy all for the love of you
It won't be a stylish marriage
I can't afford a carriage
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle built for two
We will go 'tandem' as man and wife
Daisy, Daisy
Wheeling away down the road of life
I and my Daisy Bell
When the nights dark, we can both despise
Policemen and lamps as well
There are bright lights in the dazzling eyes
Of beautiful Daisy Bell
(Ending of the Edward M. Favor version)
I will stand by you in "wheel" or woe
Daisy, Daisy
You'll be the bell(e) which I'll ring you know
Sweet little Daisy Bell
You'll take the lead in each trip we take
Then if I don't do well
I will permit you to use the brake
My beautiful Daisy Bell.
Poisonous and toxic flowers included in the work:
allamanda
amaryllis lily
anemones
anthuriums
autum crocus
azalea
belladonna
bittersweet
bleeding heart
blue bonnet
buttercups ranunculus
cala lilies
carolina jessamine
castor oil plant
chinaberry
christmas rose
chrysanthemum
clematis
convolvulus morning glory
cowslips
crocus
daffodil
daisy bellis perennis
daphne
delphiniums larkspur
firewheels
four o'clock
foxglove
gladioli
glory lily
goldenrod
goldenseal
hemlock
henbane
hollyhock
hyacinths
hypericum
indian paint brush
iris
ivy
jimsonweed
laburnum tree
lantana
lilies
lily of the valley
lobelia
marigold
matilija poppy
mayapple
milkweed
mistletoe
mountain laurel
mugwort
nightshade bittersweet
oleander
oriental poppy
persian buttercups ranunculous
physic nut
poinsettia
pokeweed
poppies
primrose
privet
sambucus elderberry
snowdrops
spring adonis
star of bethlehem
tiger lily
tobacco flowering nicotiana alata
trout lily
trumpet vine
tulips
violets (pansy)
white snakeroot
windflower
wisteria
wolfsbane
yarrow
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