Presentation of my work from lecture(s)

1. Light, Space and Perception Kira Lynn Harris I, who felt the horror of mirrors Not only in front of the impenetrable crystal Where there ends and begins, uninhabitable An impossible space of reflections. Jorge Luis Borges “ Mirrors” Dreamtigers

3. Kira Lynn Harris curated by Senga Nengudi CUE Art Foundation 2009

26. Installation and Sculpture

27. Untitled (Inverted Pyramid), 2007

28. In this installation in Houston, I refer to the numerous pyramids I found in the city most notably in the museum itself, designed by Gunnar Birkerts, and in Barnett Newman’s Broken Obelisk, his tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., located at the entrance to the Rothko Chapel. The colored gels here evoke sunrise.

30. Untitled (pyramid) , details, floor

31. Untitled (pyramid) , details of pyramid

32. Waterfall, 2005 With Waterfall (2005), an installation in P.S.1's south stairwell, Harris intends "to call the viewer's attention to a space that is, like hallways and corridors, a place to pass through, with little concentration on the space itself: a stairwell originally intended as a simple passageway." Silver Mylar "streams" down the steps to one side of the viewer as he or she passes through the space, illuminated by simple track lighting from above. In the corners of landings triangles of Mylar sheathed plywood are clustered together to open and deepen otherwise terminal spaces. The effect created is magical, and encourages renewed attention to P.S.1's native architecture. Notably, Harris' shining, reflective materials highlight the building's signature, often peeling, painted brick walls, casting a new glow on history. Excerpt from wall text

33. Waterfall (looking down) Waterfall (looking up)

34. Detail, wall Details, stairs

35. Crescendo , 2006

38. Via Sacra, 2005 Elisa Monte Dance Company Choreography by Elisa Monte Set Design: Kira Lynn Harris Lighting: Clifton Taylor Lost Objects (1 st Act)

39. Psyche’s Journey (2 nd Act) Light Lies (3 rd Act)

40. Psyche’s Journey

41. Light Lies (3rd Act) curtain call

42. Falling Up, 2003 A mirror installation reflecting the atrium ceiling of the museum, mirroring the movement of the sun, clouds, birds and planes, reversing up and down, ground and sky.

44. Barn / studios with Viewpoint , (exterior view) in window

45. Viewpoint , (exterior)

46. Viewpoint (interior with details) Point of Entry (in background)

47. Point of Entry

48. Point of Entry , details

49. In 2001 participated in an exhibit where artists were asked to contribute pieces which responded to the curatorial subject, White Hot . The space, Smack Mellon Studios is a large former spice warehouse. At the back of the building was a large configuration of “steps” flush against the wall, ending in a flat “ bed” whose center consisted of broken rock and brick. I requested this area for a site specific piece, using silver mylar to cover the “steps” and create the appearance of water while the reflections from the mylar simulate fire .

50. 96 Degrees in the Shade, 2001

53. Drawings and Paintings

54. Interstices , 2000 (drawing of / for installation)

56. Untitled Grid Series, 2007 - present

64. Photographs

65. Void, River, Nocturne, 2001 This series of photographs began as polaroid record of the ambient light changes during the creation of the installation, 96 Degrees in the Shade . These polaroids were taken with existing light and are wholly un-manipulated, other than scanning into computer to produce 48” x 48” pigment prints on paper. Other than straightforward documentation of installations, these were my first photographs.

66. Void

67. River

68. Nocturne

69. Harlem, Nights (series), 2004 Looking West on 125

70. Lenox and 125th

74. Eva Slept Here

79. Berlin series

84. Via Sacra, 2005 Elisa Monte Dance Company Choreography by Elisa Monte Set Design: Kira Lynn Harris Lighting: Clifton Taylor

95. wePod.Harlem.Shuffle with writer, Brian Keth Jackson 2005 Commissioned by the Studio Museum in Harlem

99. Berlin Cobbletsones, Raincoat Collaboration with Istvan Francer of Theory Clothing 2006 Limited Edition of 50 coats, Fundraiser for the New Museum of Contemporary Art, Sold at Bergdorf Goodman, New York