Denis Masi - Enclosure 1980 - 1987

1200 x 685 x 300 cm
A large walk in installation with its own light and sound systems.

Mild steel and fencing, barbed wire, canvas floor covering, game bird feathers, blue gels on two theatre spotlights, four halogen lights, amp and deck, four loudspeakers, tape loop, standardised wood chair and black piece of cloth.

List Description:

  • 34 metres of hurricane fencing
  • 34 metres of chromed barbed wire
  • 22 rectangular metal containers
  • 20 gallons of tar
  • 1 large bag of game feathers
  • 4 exterior halogen night spotlights
  • 4 three metre metal support poles for the spotlights
  • 4 mission speakers
  • 1 bale of straw
  • 2 prefabricated timber and board barriers
    3 x 3 x 2 m
  • 1 black tarpaulin floor covering 10 x 7 m
  • 1 cassette deck
  • 1 compatible amp
  • 1 tape loop

Exhibition provenance / history:

Serpentine Gallery, London, 1988
installation in the West Gallery