MEOW WOLF DENVER: Room 441: The Inner Sanctum of Saint Itized 2017-2021
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Over the last several years, I and my dear friend Jody Cross had the pleasure of building a secret occult laundry room hidden behind a secret door inside of MEOW WOLF DENVER. The outer room, a nondescript Laundry Church with parables depicted within the machines, was already established by another team. My job was to tell the hidden and secret truths, the forgotten and apocryphal lore of the laundry church, the Inner Sanctum of Saint Itized!!
The room was created as a series of 17 interconnected panels, then hand painted, covered in laundry tokens and plastic bubbles, and sealed with a thick layer of epoxy resin, giving the installation the wet look one would expect within a soap machine. The designs are all taken from ancient occult systems, but set with commonly used laundry symbols, most likely present on your clothing now at the back of your neck.., |
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The Northern Wall: THE FABRIC CARE SIGILLUM: Based on the Sigillum de Amaeth of John Dee, this design explains how to properly care for fabrics. The Inner Ring is the Natural Fibers, and the Outer Ring is synthetic fibers. |
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The Eastern Wall: THE ALCHEMICAL CYCLE: Based on the structures of medieval alchemy, this design shows the process the clothing will go through on its way to Purification.
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The Western Wall: THE STAIN CARE SEPHIROT: Based on the the structure of the spheres in Kabala, this design covers the proper treatment of many common stains in both medieval alchemical symbols, and modern day English.
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The Southern Wall: THE CODEX LAUNDRIANNI: This wall acts as a Rosetta Stone to the rest of the design, providing a simple translation of all the symbols used throughout the entire project.
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