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Instead, the anarchic work embraces a state of ambiguity that allows for alternative ways of processing what is seen - whether in the installation's vast changes in scale or the shifting identities of its components in which mountains become piles of raw pigment and sliced Styrofoam appears tectonic.

PHOTOS: Katharina Grosse Makes Painting An Installation, At MASS MoCA Sophia Moreno-Bunge 2011

Instead, the anarchic work embraces a state of ambiguity that allows for alternative ways of processing what is seen - whether in the installation's vast changes in scale or the shifting identities of its components in which mountains become piles of raw pigment and sliced Styrofoam appears tectonic.

PHOTOS: Katharina Grosse Makes Painting An Installation, At MASS MoCA Sophia Moreno-Bunge 2011

Metzler went on to mention that he had spent more than three hours standing in Zero Mass on opening night, and it was clear that he had become completely attuned to the installation's unsettling effect, and quite expert on how it all worked.

John Seed: Inside Eric Orr's Zero Mass at MCASD La Jolla John Seed 2011

Whether or not he considered these associations, Carandente placed Smith's Italian "figures" around the steps of the town amphitheater, positioned as if looking at the "Voltri VII" at the installation's center.

Forged in the Classical Tradition E.A. Carmean Jr. 2011

The installation's title might poetically infer lines "held" in place, and the "pattern" they create -- but literally, every bench, tent, and tree has a "hold" on it, and will be donated to a specific group within the local community after the two month installation draws to a close.

David Glick: Interboro Partners' 2011 P.S.1 Installation, and Past Winners David Glick 2011

Metzler went on to mention that he had spent more than three hours standing in Zero Mass on opening night, and it was clear that he had become completely attuned to the installation's unsettling effect, and quite expert on how it all worked.

John Seed: Inside Eric Orr's Zero Mass at MCASD La Jolla John Seed 2011

Metzler went on to mention that he had spent more than three hours standing in Zero Mass on opening night, and it was clear that he had become completely attuned to the installation's unsettling effect, and quite expert on how it all worked.

John Seed: Inside Eric Orr's Zero Mass at MCASD La Jolla John Seed 2011

But the objects themselves are mostly at eye level, marking yet another departure, this time from this installation's immediate predecessor.

A Return to Earlier Ideals Lee Lawrence 2011

Metzler went on to mention that he had spent more than three hours standing in Zero Mass on opening night, and it was clear that he had become completely attuned to the installation's unsettling effect, and quite expert on how it all worked.

John Seed: Inside Eric Orr's Zero Mass at MCASD La Jolla John Seed 2011

The installation's title might poetically infer lines "held" in place, and the "pattern" they create -- but literally, every bench, tent, and tree has a "hold" on it, and will be donated to a specific group within the local community after the two month installation draws to a close.

David Glick: Interboro Partners' 2011 P.S.1 Installation, and Past Winners David Glick 2011