Article Eleven:
The Cube Root of Entropy
By Gary Lee-Nova, Bob Arnold, Dennis Vance

Site Specific interactive installation, The Cube Root Of Entropy exhibition, Rothman Gallery, Sculpture Garden, Stratford, Ontario, August 1970

Illustrations / Catalogue information
Intermedia at Stratford: “The tendency to play"
artscanada
art and ecology theme issue
August 1970

Circular Vat 12' dia. x4' high constructed with custom made trapezoidal boxes.
Photo: Eberhard Otto

 

Two box heads floating among deterioration of first reservoir piece.
Photo: Eberhard Otto

 

Box head at work

 

Ziggurat, 24' high and 18'x18' at base, constructed of specially designed waxed boxes each 5'x2'x2'.
Photo: Douglas Spillane

 

Lawn Tree Chainey, constructed with modules 36"x8"x8" to a length of 31'

 

detail of Chained Cubes each cube 6'x6' linked by 18' of box chain.
Rear: Vat Fulla Boxes, 13'x8'x6' high.
Photo: Eberhard Otto

 

Rainbow Arches (3 elements) constructed of trapezoidal shaped boxes 48"x12"x6"x5" Each arch 6' high x12' at the base.
Photo: Eberhard Otto

 

Rainbow Arch
Photo: Rick Eglinton

 

Staircase, 9'x9'x9'

 

Reservoir Piece #11,128 squares 8'x8' of laminated cardboard, mylar surfaced with taped edges, floating on five styrofoam pads.
This piece is being photographed every day throughout disintegration.
Photo: Ted Keane

 

Electronic Irwin installed in two trees translates movement on the ground into oscillation of six sawtooth sound waves.

 

Metaphysical Black Box. emitting: one sine wave, two square waves and three sawtooth waves reacting to the movement of the sun and clouds over the water of the reservoir. Sunsets create a two or three hour interactions of sound wave forms

 

Commemorative pieces showing views from completion to construction of Ziggerat

 

Photomural mounted in plexiglass showing Chained Cubes.