The site-specific installation Auroch's Library investigates the human need for the perception of order. Its structure is a large shelf filled with plaster sculptural elements, from geometric blocks and polygons to drip forms and debris. By combining a selection of these forms in a selection of statues, Corwin created—and reinvented the defining visual elements of—a full chess set for a final living sculpture performance with International Master Irina Krush and Grandmaster Robert Hess, with play-by-play commentary by Grandmaster Maurice Ashley. This performance related to the installation based on the assumption that chess is a game of order, of boxes, grids, and impermeable rules when it is in fact a game of intuition, bravado, bluffing, and luck.
This performance was held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at the Clocktower Gallery.
Auroch's Library is made possible by the Jerome Foundation, which seeks to foster a dynamic and evolving culture by supporting the creation, development, and production of new works by emerging artists.
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