The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmission Technician Nathan Carter
The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmission Technician Nathan Carter
The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmission Technician Nathan Carter
The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmission Technician Nathan Carter
The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmission Technician Nathan Carter
The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmission Technician Nathan Carter
The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmission Technician Nathan Carter
The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmission Technician Nathan Carter
The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmission Technician Nathan Carter
November 23—December 21, 2013

The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmission Technician Nathan Carter

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The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission Of The Secret Electronic Transmission Technician Nov Dec2013 Exhibition Flyer Front Back 1
A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE ANTENNA STRUCTURE, COMMUNICATION CABLE AND THE GIANT DATA COLLECTION CONDUIT FUNNELS AND FUNICULAR TRAM CABLE-CAR STATIONS., 2013 IN DATA COLLECTION CITY A PRECARIOUS SYSTEM OF CABLES, WIRES AND, SUPPORTS CONNECT THE LISTENING ANTENNAS TO THE DATA CONDUIT FUNNELS., 2013 THE AREA AROUND THE SÜD TIROL ELEVATED TOWER TRAM SYSTEMS IS NOW THE SHADOWY LOCATION OF PIRATE RADIO CITY. IT IS THOUGHT THE SABOTEUR MAINTAINED A SAFE HOUSE HERE AMONG THE PIRATES., 2013 STRONG HIGH ALTUDE STORMS AT THE PEAK OF SISTER 3 DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WERE THE FIRST OMINOUS WARNINGS OF ARTIFICIAL ELECTRONICALLY ALTERED WEATHER ABERRATIONS., 2013 THREE POWERFUL LISTENING ANTENNAS ARE LOCATED INSIDE A REMOTE ICE CAVE ON ALPINE SISTER 5 (FIVE), 2013 From left to right All works: Acid-free Manila paper, pencil, ink, acrylic and enamel paint The drawings explore a fictional surveillance and data collection scenario set in natural settings that are transformed by dystopian industrial developments. Resembling newspaper captions, the titles tell the story behind the works. Photo © Andrea Rossetti

Press Release

Esther Schipper is pleased to announce Nathan Carter’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. Nathan Carter presents twenty new drawings that explore a fictional surveillance and data collection scenario set in both natural and dystopian industrial environments. The twenty drawings are presented as single works, diptychs, and triptychs, and are inscribed with titles communicating the story behind each piece. In the drawings, one encounters a world filled with complex covert listening stations, interception antennas, and...
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Exhibition views

<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view, </p><p><strong>The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmissiom Technician</strong>, 2012</p><p>© Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p><strong>Triptych 2: Sister One and Sister Two at Day Break. Temporary antenna systems are receiving loud and clear.; Charged batteries on Death Island are supplying temporary power while the high altitude resistors are exploding.; Sister Three and sister four are stuggling to find signal on the L2 Elevated receiving toyer. The L3 Toyer is kaput-fried.</strong>, 2013</p><p><strong>The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmissiom Technician</strong>, 2013</p><p>© Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view, </p><p><strong>The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmissiom Technician</strong>, 2013</p><p>© Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p><strong>Triptych 1: A devastating bolt of Artic White Freeze ripped through the Oninus data collection bunker., Emergency units are socked in and powerless to responsd. Towers 1-5 and data bunker 7-8 are code black.; base Camp bunker experiencing code red artic yind consitions all surveillance systems are down.</strong>, 2013</p><p><strong>The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmissiom Technician</strong>, 2013</p><p>© Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view, </p><p><strong>The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmissiom Technician</strong>, 2013</p><p>© Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view, </p><p><strong>The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmissiom Technician</strong>, 2013</p><p>© Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view, </p><p><strong>The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmissiom Technician</strong>, 2013</p><p>© Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view, </p><p><strong>The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmissiom Technician</strong>, 2013</p><p>© Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view, </p><p><strong>The Stormy Ice Mountain Sabotage Mission of the Secret Electronic Transmissiom Technician</strong>, 2013</p><p>© Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>

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Nathan Carter

Nathan Carter was born 1970 in Dallas, Texas, United States. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Art, Boston and received his MFA from the Yale University School of...