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Item A. M. ; A. T.(1988) Mallon, DarciSuspects: this series of large portraits was informed by an acknowledgement that through the historical practice of artists depicting the affluent, they have influenced society in determining how beauty is defined. A. M. collection of MacEwan University. A. T. collection of the University of Alberta.Item Abulia(2001) Mallon, DarciItem Aletheia: the unconcealedness of what-is present(1995) Mallon, DarciThis exhibition, Aletheia: the unconcealedness of What-is present, comprised two ink fingerprint drawings, one entitled Phosphenes and the other entitled, The Braille Pot. These works reflected a study on forms of blindness; blindness in the phenomenological sense as understood through philosophy and as well, as a consequence of the functioning of the brain and retinal system.Item Item Item Catching neutrinos(2004) Mallon, DarciThe phrases spiraling up the form are headlines selected from The Edmonton Journal's archive of 100 years of publications. The title references the continuous and infinite flow of neutrinos passing through our Earth and as with news, the challenges of baring witness to their occurrence, recording their presence, and understanding their character. Maintained under the administration of the City of Edmonton Public Art Collection.Item Catching neutrinos installation(2004) Mallon, DarciPhotographs of sculpture creation and installation, dated June 4 and June 22, 2004. Maintained under the administration of the City of Edmonton Public Art Collection.Item Item The conjuror II(2009) Mallon, DarciThis digital image was part of a series in which a small pine cone was used as a metaphor to represent the artist as a creator of reality and illusion. Collection of MacEwan University.Item Dementia(1995) Mallon, DarciThe title of the exhibition, ENGRAMS, refers to traces of neural synapses considered evidence of memory formation. The titles and gestures of each of the three inked fingerprint drawing installations represents an American Sign Language concept for a state of memory: Eidetic (visual memory), Fovea (to memorize), Dementia, (to forget). Mylar, lights, ink, and steel, 16 feet x14 feet.Item E. P. ; E. P. detail(1988) Mallon, DarciSuspects: this series of large portraits was informed by an acknowledgement that through the historical practice of artists depicting the affluent, they have influenced society in determining how beauty is defined. E. P. collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. E. P. detail collection of the University of Alberta.Item Engrams(1995) Mallon, DarciThe title of the exhibition, ENGRAMS, refers to traces of neural synapses considered evidence of memory formation. The titles and gestures of each of the three inked fingerprint drawing installations represents an American Sign Language concept for a state of memory: Eidetic (visual memory), Fovea (to memorize), Dementia, (to forget). Mylar, lights, ink, and steel. Fovea: collection of the Art Gallery of Alberta. Eidetic: collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.Item Item Giotto's remorse(1982) Mallon, DarciThe mask worn by the female referenced a Japanese Noh theatre mask entitled, "The Blind Weakling." Although the artist was not the female in the painting, the image was essentially a self-portrait. Acrylic on four canvas covered panels, 11 feet x 7 feet. Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.Item Golgi studies(2001) Mallon, DarciThe Golgi Studies comprised a series of images of slices of the brain, drawn by burning into oak wood veneer. In the process of drawing the brain sections and articulating their form, the wood grain was revealed through the hardness and softness of the veneer, hence the drawing process could be considered a metaphor for the nature/nurture dynamic and brain plasticity. The small burn marks resembled that of the brown neurons revealed in the slides produced by Camilo Golgi, the neuroanatomist who discovered how to stain and render visible, a complete neuron. The center of each image was sanded through the veneer to expose the underlying particleboard, suggesting a scotoma or blind spot. Each image was framed with an ornate frame that had a scallop/kidney-shaped form common within the brain.Item Golgi studies(2001) Mallon, DarciThe Golgi Studies comprised a series of images of slices of the brain, drawn by burning into oak wood veneer. In the process of drawing the brain sections and articulating their form, the wood grain was revealed through the hardness and softness of the veneer, hence the drawing process could be considered a metaphor for the nature/nurture dynamic and brain plasticity. The small burn marks resembled that of the brown neurons revealed in the slides produced by Camilo Golgi, the neuroanatomist who discovered how to stain and render visible, a complete neuron. The center of each image was sanded through the veneer to expose the underlying particleboard, suggesting a scotoma or blind spot. Each image was framed with an ornate frame that had a scallop/kidney-shaped form common within the brain.Item Golgi studies detail(2001) Mallon, DarciThe Golgi Studies comprised a series of images of slices of the brain, drawn by burning into oak wood veneer. In the process of drawing the brain sections and articulating their form, the wood grain was revealed through the hardness and softness of the veneer, hence the drawing process could be considered a metaphor for the nature/nurture dynamic and brain plasticity. The small burn marks resembled that of the brown neurons revealed in the slides produced by Camilo Golgi, the neuroanatomist who discovered how to stain and render visible, a complete neuron. The center of each image was sanded through the veneer to expose the underlying particleboard, suggesting a scotoma or blind spot. Each image was framed with an ornate frame that had a scallop/kidney-shaped form common within the brain.Item Golgi study #12 aphasia(2001) Mallon, DarciThe Golgi Studies comprised a series of images of slices of the brain, drawn by burning into oak wood veneer. In the process of drawing the brain sections and articulating their form, the wood grain was revealed through the hardness and softness of the veneer, hence the drawing process could be considered a metaphor for the nature/nurture dynamic and brain plasticity. The small burn marks resembled that of the brown neurons revealed in the slides produced by Camilo Golgi, the neuroanatomist who discovered how to stain and render visible, a complete neuron. The center of each image was sanded through the veneer to expose the underlying particleboard, suggesting a scotoma or blind spot. Each image was framed with an ornate frame that had a scallop/kidney-shaped form common within the brain.Item Inter nos, inter se(1985) Mallon, DarciThis installation was comprised of five oil-painted panels mounted on tables. Each table had an audio loop recording of the individual’s monologue. The removable masks, made of chrome-plated plexiglass, had eye holes through which the viewer could study the ‘other’. The work reflected on the complexity of communication within our ‘inner mind’, as well as, between us and ‘outsiders’.Item J. G.(1988) Mallon, DarciSuspects: this series of large portraits was informed by an acknowledgement that through the historical practice of artists depicting the affluent, they have influenced society in determining how beauty is defined. Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.