A collection of over 4,000 postcards of neoclassical and classical buildings and ruins that can be variously arranged to create fictional narratives of architectural influence, appropriate to the site in which it is shown.
The collection was originally exhibited as part of Ellen Harvey: The Alien’s Guide to the Ruins of Washington D.C. at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. To see the exhibition, click here.
Top row: The Pillar-Builder Archive (at the old Bronx Court House as part of When You cut into the Present, the Future Leaks Out, curated by Regine Basha for No Longer Empty), Ellen Harvey, 2015. Approx. 4,000 postcards, Remo tape, watercolor on wall, overall: 10 x 90’ (3.4 x 27.5 m). Photograph: Paul Bothwell.
Middle row: The Pillar-Builder Archive (at Meessen De Clerq), Ellen Harvey, 2014. Approx. 4,000 postcards, Remo tape, watercolor on wall, overall: 10 x 90’ (3.4 x 27.5 m). Photograph: Meessen De Clerq.
Bottom Row: The Pillar-Builder Archive (at the Corcoran Gallery of Art), Ellen Harvey, 2013. Approx. 4,000 postcards, Remo tape, watercolor on wall, overall: 10 x 90’ (3.4 x 27.5 m). Photograph: Paul Bothwell.