Goliath

Goliath is one of my most well known sculptures.

Originally built as part of my MFA show at U.C. Berkeley, he was later purchased by a private collector and installed in his front yard in San Francisco. Unfortunately Goliath’s anatomical correctness roughly equated his political incorrectness and his new neighbors took violent action against him. The damage was not dire however, and the sculpture was re-built. The video above shows Goliath in his original context as part of my MFA show, and then later at his permanent home.

Every element was found — scrap yards, second-hand stores, dumpsters — then cleaned, stripped, sorted and rebuilt. Found aluminum is TIG-welded and sanded seamless; nothing is cast. The electronics are salvaged from consumer devices, repaired and rewired so the piece does something when you touch it.