The Houston Brick Archive: Artist Walkthrough with Alexander Squier

Join artist Alexander Squier on a guided walkthrough of his project, The Houston Brick Archive. The core of the exhibition is a mobile "library" of over 400 bricks and blocks salvaged from various sites around Houston over the last several years. They are treated as archaeological artifacts, processed in a way that is scientific but also impulsive. Part theater, part research project, the Archive combines sculpture, photography, sound, and other documents focusing on the bricks’ physical qualities and histories; an investigative video reverts the bricks back into terrain, and visitors may make their own rubbings of select bricks.