Sculpture and objects
Paper becomes structure
Cast paper, aluminum, bronze, wood, gold leaf, and found materials turn houses, corners, journeys, and devotional forms into objects held in space.
Selected chronology
A selection of works tracing Zarina’s evolving use of paper, line, geometry, language, and sculptural form.
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Wall
Cast paper with black and gold pigment
Dimensions: 32 x 32 x .5
Corner
Cast Paper
Dimensions: 14 x 12.75 x 4
Traces
Cast Paper
Dimensions: 29 x 29 x 1
Pools
Cast Paper
Dimensions: 29 x 29 x 1
Steps
Cast paper with black pigment and aluminum powder
Dimensions: 21.5 x 21.5 x 1.5
House on Wheels II
Cast Aluminum
Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5
Houses
Cast paper flecked with 22-karat gold leaf
Dimensions: 4.5 x 13.5 x 2.5
Beirut Summer
Cast Paper
Dimensions: 22 x 22 x 1
Roofs
Cast Paper with Gold Leaf
Dimensions: 10 x 9 x 3
Shelter
Cast paper flecked with 22-karat gold leaf
Dimensions: 8.5 x 12 x 3
Spiral
Cast Paper
Dimensions: 46 x 46 x 2
Twisted House
Cast Paper
Dimensions: 27 x 27 x 2
Couple of Houses
Cast Aluminum
Dimensions: 12.5 x 7 x .75
Flight Log
Cast paper with burnt-umber pigment, text printed on Nepalese handmade paper and bound with silk cord
Dimensions: 8 x 9.75 x 2.375
Marrakesh
Cast Paper
Dimensions: 22 x 19.5 x 1Edition: 5
Phool (Flower)
Cast paper with terra-rosa pigment and surface sizing with the same pigment
Dimensions: 22.5 x 18.5 x 3.75
I Went on a Journey
Bronze with patina
Dimensions: 10.5 x 5 x 5
House on Wheels 1
Cast and painted aluminum (Over 80 units)
Dimensions: 12 x 8.5 x .75
Crawling House
Hand-cut and molded tin
Dimensions: 5 x 2.5 x 2Edition: Edition of 1,000
Somewhere the flotilla of sorrow will come to rest
Cast and painted aluminum (1,000 pieces)
Dimensions: 1.5 x 1.25
Golden Morning
Accordion Paper Book
Dimensions: 6.75 x 34.25
Frozen Light
White marble with 22-karat gold leaf strung with gold wire
Dimensions: 101 unitsAdditional dimensions: Each unit: 3.75 x 2.5 x 2.5 in.
Tasbih
Maplewood stained with Sumi ink, covered with specks of 22-karat gold leaf and strung with black leather cord
Dimensions: 33 unitsAdditional dimensions: 78 in. total length
Tasbih
Black marble strung with oxidized steel wire and silk cord
Dimensions: 33 unitsAdditional dimensions: Each unit: 3 in. diameter; total length: 62 in.
Tasbih
Light green onyx strung with steel cable
Dimensions: 99 unitsAdditional dimensions: Each unit: 1.5 x 1 x 1 in.; total length: 166 in.Edition: EV 1/2