WESTERN FRONT – Front; Machine for Bad Weather

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Front; Machine for Bad Weather

Description:

Front; Machine for Bad Weather was an architectural installation by Alan Storey, featuring a water wheel mounted on the west façade of Western Front facing Scotia Street and a wind gauge on the roof, both activated by wind and rain. Originally intended as a temporary piece, the installation remained in place for nearly twenty years.

An opening reception took place on October 26, 1985.

Seen in black and white in a wide shot, a large water wheel covers a window on Western Front’s left facade. The wheel includes three rectangles, touching at their edges, creating a triangle at its centre. A large wind spinner stands on the roof’s left corner, and two large speakers stand in a row on the roof’s left edge.

Seen in black and white in a wide shot, Western Front’s building reflects the daylight with a large water wheel sculpture hung in front of a window on its left facade. The wheel includes three rectangles touching at their edges, creating a triangle at its centre. On the roof’s corner sits a large wind spinner, and two enlarged speakers stand on the roof’s left edge.

Seen in black and white in a medium shot, a water wheel sculpture covers one window on Western Front’s left facade. The wheel includes three rectangles touching at their edges, creating a triangle at its centre. A metal wind spinner stands on the roof’s left corner, and a large speaker stands on the roof’s left edge.

Seen in black and white, a water wheel sculpture is being hung up on Western Front’s left facade, by four people pulling on ropes and one standing at the top of a ladder, under the wheel. The wheel includes three rectangles touching at their edges, creating a triangle at its centre.

Captions:

Alan Storey, Machine for Bad Weather (1985).
Alan Storey, Machine for Bad Weather (1985).
Alan Storey, Machine for Bad Weather (1985).
Alan Storey, Machine for Bad Weather (1985).

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Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.