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    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Glenn Kaino, Spontaneous Combustion (03:02:47), 2017
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Glenn Kaino, Spontaneous Combustion (03:02:47), 2017
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    Glenn Kaino USA, b. 1972

    Spontaneous Combustion (03:02:47), 2017
    Cotton flags, tarring solution, time
    41 x 68 in
    104.1 x 172.7 cm
    5915
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    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Glenn Kaino, Spontaneous Combustion (03:02:47), 2017
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    Glenn Kaino’s flag series began with pure white recreations of the American flag, that were tie-dye soaked with a Civil War-era tarring solution. Simply left alone, the fabric heats up...
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    Glenn Kaino’s flag series began with pure white recreations of the American flag, that were tie-dye soaked with a Civil War-era tarring solution. Simply left alone, the fabric heats up as the oxidation of the chemicals creates an exothermic reaction. This spontaneous combustion appears as a symbolic representation of the volatile nature of this time of crisis. The resulting pattern is a beautifully poignant image of concentric circles, a target, alternating black, tan and white. Under the light of examination, the shadows that the flags cast represent the American flag as clear and pristine as a new flag might—a poetic reminder that even during our most unstable and explosive time, the ideals that exist within our concept of our country might still be preserved.
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