Contract Design Center
San Francisco, California 1995
This wheel mounted with eight red sails has one word from the title text painted on each sail, creating a circular sentence.
Spinning backward and forward, unpredictably driven by the wind, the wheel performs a metaphor.
Temporary installation. New and salvaged wood, salvaged aluminum pipe, foam, cloth, gravel, earth, wheat grass, goldfish, plants, water.
Dimensions:
11′ H x 14′ Diameter
![Installation establishing shot on patio in front of tall brick wall.](https://www.judithblankman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/carry-me-sf-1995.jpg)
![Detail: sails mounted on ring flanked by grass growing alongside the pool's edge.](https://www.judithblankman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/carry-me-sf-1995-sail-cu.jpg)
![Detail: closeup of floating ring made of wood and foam inside the pool.](https://www.judithblankman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/carry-me-sf-1995-wheel-cu.jpg)
![Aerial view: octagonal pool with sails mounted on a wood and foam ring.](https://www.judithblankman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Carry-Me-Aerial-cropped.jpg)