MISTER TRAP
MISTER TRAP by Mark & Chet
MISTER TRAP by Mark Batongmalaque & Chet Glaze is a variation on the Warka Water Tower designed by Arturo Vittori. When presented with the opportunity to participate in OPAF 21, Mark & Chet brainstormed a few different ideas; Camping, Housing, Vagrancy, & many others, ultimately settling on the idea of Traps. Initially the OPAF project was going to be a series of traps built by both, calling back to the works of Andreas Slominski & Lee Bontecou, & the lifestyle of Dick Proenneke. After recalling reading of an article on the Warka Towers from 2015, Mark & Chet decided to propose the construction of the tower as a collaborative effort.
The least amount of research into the actual tower, aside from the name & a few pictures online, was conducted. This in part is crucial to the conceptualization & execution of the tower by the pair. The less we know, the more we discover.
The tower is constructed from locally sourced, wild bamboo that was harvested by Mark & Chet in a Riverside, CA tributary. Other materials include readily available items from various merchants. The effectiveness of the tower is a mystery to us. We'll find out.
Mark & Chet Studio-Ryan Too is located in Riverside, CA
The Artists
Mark Batongmalaque (born in Torrance, CA 1978) is an artist in Riverside, CA who makes work about sex & death, and being on the outside looking in. marklb.com
IG @marklb
Chet Glaze (born in Fontana, CA 1976) is an artist in Riverside, CA who makes work that explores the phenomenon of trauma, poltergeists, & the embracing of the oblivion.
IG @chet_glaze
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