Zoë Sheehan Saldaña

Reproductive Processes, Series & Sequence

 

ZOË SHEEHAN SALDAÑA’S WEBSITE

http://www.zoesheehan.com/

ZOË SHEEHAN SALDAÑA’S FACULTY PAGE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS AT BARUCH COLLEGE

http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/wsas/academics/performing_arts/ZSheehanSaldana.htm

“COMRADELY OBJECTS: ART AGAINST REIFICATION – OBJECT AS ORGANIZER,” THE VERA LIST CENTER FOR ART AND POLITICS, THE NEW SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 2012

https://vimeo.com/50903959

ZOË SHEEHAN SALDAÑA ARTIST TALK, TAHOE GALLERY, FEBRUARY 2012

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/20495335

“THE LUNCH PARTY: CONVERSATION BETWEEN SUZANNE BLOOM, ED HILL, ZOË SHEEHAN SALDAÑA, AND JEFF WEISS”, SPOT, SPRING 2011

http://spot.hcponline.org/pages/the_lunch_party_490.asp

FRANCESCA GRANATA, “ETHICS + AESTHETICS = SUSTAINABLE FASHION,” FASHION PROJECTS, NOVEMBER 18, 2009

http://www.fashionprojects.org/?p=645

BENJAMIN GENOCCHIO, “ART REVIEW; CLOTHES BOUGHT OFF THE RACK AND SECRETLY PUT BACK ON”, THE NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 2, 2005

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E6DB1030F931A35753C1A9639C8B63

ANDREA MILLER-KELLER, “ZOË SHEEHAN SALDAÑA SHOPDROPPING AT WAL-MART”, REAL ART WAYS

http://www.realartways.org/archive/opencall/StepUp/Saldana.pdf

 

 


Zoë Sheehan Saldaña, Life Jacket, 2008-9
Coated & heat-sealed nylon, polyester webbing, thread, buckle, reflective tape, safety whistle, milkweed fluff.  Adult size 24×18×5", artist’s multiple, edition of 14 plus one AP.

The buoyant milkweed fluff inside the life jacket was grown and processed under the direction of Dr. Winthrop B. Phippen, Department of Agriculture, Alternative Crops Program, Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL).

 

 

Zoë Sheehan Saldaña, Strike Gently, 2008-9
Letterpress on cotton paper, sterling silver wire, laminated paper match stems, wax, glue, gelatin, ground glass, flammable chemicals. 
2×1½×⅜", edition of 50.

Produced in collaboration with Dr. Glen Kowach, Chemistry Department, City College/City University of New York (New York, NY).

 

 

Zoë Sheehan Saldaña,  Strike Anywhere, 2007-8 
Aspen wood, wax, gelatin, pigment, ground glass, chemicals.
2¼×⅛×⅛", edition of 250.

Created in collaboration with Dr. Glen Kowach, Chemistry Department, CUNY/City College.

 

 

Zoë Sheehan Saldaña,  Faded Glory Ruched Shoulder Tank (China Red), 2003
Originally purchased on June 18, 2003 for $9.77 from the Wal-Mart store in Berlin, Vermont.

The clothing was duplicated by hand, matching pattern, fabric, and embellishments. The tags
from the original item were sewn into the duplicate. The duplicate was returned to the rack in 
Wal-Mart for potential sale at $9.77.

Left: purchased item - Right: photograph of duplicate.

 

 


Zoë Sheehan Saldaña, 6lb. Paper Bag Trade, 2005

On April 28, 2005, I traded a paper bag of my own creation for a paper bag of equal size. The trade took place at La Taza de Oro at 96 Eighth Ave. between 14 and 15 Sts. in Manhattan.

Above left: photograph of handmade bag.
Above right: bag received in trade.