Rain Bow: view with blinds open

San Diego-based artist Roman de Salvo created four distinct installations for inSITE94 at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Titled "Rain Bow/Arco de lluvia," "Santa Ana," "Exits/Salidas," and "Mouse Hole/Ratonera," respectively, the pieces were located in areas of the museum not normally used for exhibition. Drawing attention to the marginal with a certain measure of wit, de Salvo's minimal yet rich interjections invited visitors to contemplate freely, without detailed exposition from the artist.

With "Rain Bow" engaging the drinking fountain pulls a cord which opens the shutter blinds, revealing an image of a rainbow over the park directly outside the museum.

• 1994

• Salvo, Roman de (American artist, born 1965)

• InSITE94

This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 03, Item 088)

San Diego Natural History Museum

plumbing hardware; light boxes; blinds (coverings); transparencies; 26 x 38 x 5 inches

• InSITE94

• Mexican-American border region

• Installations (visual works)
• Sculpture (visual work)

• Drinking fountains
• Humor
• Rainbows
• Views (visual works)
• Windows

• image

Shared Shelf: 16715369

Online finding aid

• inSite Archive

Sculpture and Installations

[Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

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2020-10-26