civilian defense


Peterman's Civilian Defense installation consists of 1000 sandbags made from diversely patterned domestic fabrics configured in circular bunker-like form. This project was originally developed for the Sharjah Biennial and is now part of the permanent collection of the Van Abbe Museum in Eindhoven, NL. This highly functional and convivial sculpture has been exhibited at the Van Abbe Museum, and CAPC, Bordeaux France in Strange and Close curated by museum director and curator Charles Esche.
Strange and Close Exhibition, Van Abbe Museum, NL