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From City of Berkeley Public Art Collection

  1. fractal-fs 2b by Seiko Tachibana, Image 1.

    Seiko Tachibana

    fractal-fs 2b, c. 2018

    Intaglio

    25 x 22 in (63.5 x 55.88 cm)

  2. S' Hertogenbosch by John Toki, Image 7.

    John Toki

    S' Hertogenbosch, 2003

    Ceramic

    168 in (426.72 cm)

  3. Addison Street Poetry Walk by Various Artists, Image 6.

    Various Artists

    Addison Street Poetry Walk, 2003

    Cast iron, fired porcelain emulsion print

    20 x 20 x 0.5 in (50.8 x 50.8 x 1.27 cm)

  4. World Drums by April Watkins, Image 2.

    April Watkins

    World Drums, 2002

    Cast concrete, porecelain Italian tile

    84.5 x 142 in (214.63 x 360.68 cm)

  5. Sounds of the Earth #87 by Seiko Tachibana, Image 1.

    Seiko Tachibana

    Sounds of the Earth #87, 2000

    Ink on gampi paper

    33.5 x 25 x 0.625 in (85.09 x 63.5 x 1.59 cm)

  6. Sounds of the Earth S.P #196 1/2 by Seiko Tachibana, Image 1.

    Seiko Tachibana

    Sounds of the Earth S.P #196 1/2, 2000

    Ink on gampi paper

    33.5 x 25 x 0.625 in (85.09 x 63.5 x 1.59 cm)

  7. Sounds of the Earth S.P #196 1/1 by Seiko Tachibana, Image 1.

    Seiko Tachibana

    Sounds of the Earth S.P #196 1/1, 2000

    Ink on gampi paper

    33.04 x 25.75 x 0.625 in (83.92 x 65.41 x 1.59 cm)

  8. Sounds of the Earth S.P by Seiko Tachibana, Image 1.

    Seiko Tachibana

    Sounds of the Earth S.P, 2000

    Ink on gampi paper

    33.5 x 25.75 x 0.625 in (85.09 x 65.41 x 1.59 cm)

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About the artist

T.W.Five

t.w.five began in 2009 as a collaboration between two artists. Both had been working under pseudonyms, one as “t.w.” and one as “five.” Combining their aliases and their strengths, they chose to work with a fresh medium: hand-cut strips of adhesive-backed vinyl. The material is bold, graphic and layerable, and built upon both artists’ backgrounds while propelling them into new terrain.
The common themes of transportation, infrastructure, networks and architecture featured in t.w.five’s work mirrors their shared experience of immigration. Emigrating from Sweden and Brazil, both members of t.w.five have now lived in the United States longer than they had lived in their countries of origin. What then does it mean to be an alien or green card holder? To be a citizen? To be home?
Questions of home and its role as private domain informed the construction of this installation. t.w.five purposefully leaves the windows open to reveal scenes of domestic life. The private space of “home” is destabilized, as viewers can peer through the windows. Alternating between creating work in the studio and murals on the street or in office spaces, t.w.five often engages this gray area between public and private space.