The Sled, 1995

The Sled, constructed during a residency at the Banff Centre, is derived from the image on the face of a small survival, “Storm Kit” in which a figure is depicted in the manner of a nineteenth-century engraving – crouched beside a fire, and inside a makeshift shelter. From this scenario of survival The Sled becomes a situation of relative luxury. The fire depicted on the Storm Kit is replaced here by a “Coleman” lantern, “Coleman” heater, “Whisperlite” stove and an “Outback” oven, all carefully fitted within The Sled’s cave-like interior.