the Artifact Project 
                                                 DWIGHT DAVIDSON SCULPTURE

            I started The ARTIFACT PROJECT in February, 1986. My intent was to create a conceptual work of art that
            consisted of creating a series of cobalt glazed ceramic spheres and then placing them in different places around
            the world and in doing so, these orbs, their locations, identifying numbers and the people who participated
            would all have connections to each other. 
 
            The spheres are made of a high fired ceramic clay by using a pottery wheel, or pressing them into a spherical mold
            before the wet clay is sealed together, I stamp a specific number into the interior clay wall and then add
            a small sculpture of a cow with a gold metallic glaze. See photo below.

            Because these installations are still on going, there is the dimension of time and an evolving history.
            My notion is that  some of these artifacts will be found in the future and a numbering system for each one
            would tell its origin and story.  Viewing the number and the cow inside of any artifact can be accomplished if
            by having one x-rayed.

            Since the beginning of this project, I have done many of the installations myself.  I have chosen sites that were special
            for me for several different reasons.  Some were chosen because they connected places that I have lived or visited. Other
            locations were chosen because of their beauty, energy or solitude. For me, this project is about connecting places around
            the world and I enjoying the idea of their differences and similarities.  As other family, friends and acquaintances joined in
            the story grew to also include them.

            The criteria I require from someone who participates in the placement of an artifact is that they document the location, date,
            a bit of information about why they choose the installation site, persons involved, and most important some photos of the
            event.  I usually make two ceramic spheres at a time with the same identification number with the addition of an " a" or "b"
            at the end of the number in each one. Therefore the person can keep one of the orbs and place the other one somewhere. In
            this manner, the one that they keep has the connection to the one that they installed and in turn all of the other artifacts around
            the world.
                                                               
            Below is a list of the artifact installations, identification numbers, dates, locations and people who have participated in this project.
            By clicking on the highlighted links it is possible to view photos and additional information.
            Names and Locations marked with an (*) have additional links listed below the main list.
            The list is from the most recent to the first installation in 1986.
                                                                                                                                                                                              

            Artifact ID               Date                                         LOCATION                                                            INSTALLATION  

GC5:08.21.03B	November 13, 2011		David Sorg, Patti Sorg, Bart Haszelbart Carl Hoehn, Dwight Davidson More information on this installation at http://www.artistindenver.blogspot.com/
CG03-07.2010A	Sept.5, 2010	Adobe Canyon, Aguilar, CO USA	Bill Widdison, Robert Trainor, John Kidd, Dwight Davidson
GC6 09 14.09A	April 9,2010	Konza Prairie, Kansas USA	Dwight Davidson
GC7 09 14.09A	April 8, 2010	Jefferson National Expansion Memorial St Louis, Missouri USA	Dwight Davidson
GC5 09 14.09A	March 31, 2010	Court Park Memphis, Tennessee USA	Dwight Davidson
GC4 09 14.09A	March 31, 2010	Riverfront Park Little Rock, Arkansas USA	Dwight Davidson
GC3 09.14.09A	September 2009	Blue Mountain, Bitterroot Range, Missoula, Montana USA	Erika, Jessika, and Joe Boddy

GC1 06.05.09A	August 5, 2009	Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska	Sharon and Judd Detrick
GC2 06-05-09A	August 21, 2009	The Orient Mine - Orient Land Trust* Villa Grove, Colorado USA	John Kidd  Dwight Davidson
GCS08.21.03A	June 17, 2009	Yeatmans Cove Park, Cincinnati, Ohio USA	Dwight Davidson
GC6-11.30.04A	July 16, 2005	Mayo River,  Port of Tahuishca, Barrio de Zaragoza, Peru	Reneta and Alaina Stegehuis
GC-5.11.30.044A	January 12, 2005	Kandaria Mahadev Temple, Khajuraho,India	Gordon Barnett*, Stephen Silha
GC4-09.02.03	December 17, 2004	Isla Grande De Chiloe,Chili	Anne Trégloze*, Gilles Deloustal
GC3-09.02.04	September 13, 2004	Crickley Hill, England*	Dick and Barb Kloehn Jim and Sandy Miller

GC2-07.21.04A	July 2004	Fortaleza Ozama, Dominican Republic*	Charles Doersch
GC3.08.18.03A	July 2004	Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico	Cynthia Holdeman  Lou Petterchak
GC7.08.20.03B	February 17, 2004	Brietenbush, Oregon	Aster and friends
GC8.11.20.03B	February 2004	Palermo, Sicily  Italy (awaiting more info)	Marie Nicole Totmiantz
GC10-11-20.30	January 2004	French Embassy, Cairo   EGYPT	Fany Silberstein Garrigues

GC9-11.20.03A	December 28 2003	Ushuaia, TIERRA DEL FUEGO,   SOUTH AMERICA	Lise Tregloze and Anne Tregloze*
GC5:08.21.03A	October 2003	Victoria Falls, Africa	Dr. Carl Clark
GC09.11.2002.1A	July 8, 2003	Brest Chateau, Brest, France	Benedicte GHEERBRANT Marc GUILLOUD
GCI01.23.03.1A	February 2003	In an active volcano named Leo  Réunion Part 2 of 2	Sidonie LENON
GC0911.2002.2A	December 2002	Israel (more information needed)	Yael BRAVERMAN Gerstein DAVID
GC09.11.2002.3A	12/7/2002	Isère 38   Rhone-Alps, France	Charles Gadaud-Rotrou,  Catherine Gadaud, John Rotrou, Gilles Deloustal, Anne Trégloze, Dwight Davidson
GC03052001A92A	07/11/01	Yosemite National Park, California USA	Anne Trégloze*, Gilles Deloustal
GCO3052001A93A	2001	Pleucadeuc, FRANCE	Arlene Kunz*
GC03052110A 91A	June 2001	XI'AN, China	Dr. Carl Clark
GC12.9.98.83A	12/30/00	Pacific Ocean, 18.54N. 104.16 Punta Campos, near Manzanillo, Mexico. Aboard the "Achivier"	Piper Stremmel, Turkey Stremmel*, Pete Stremmel*. Others on Board: Sondra Van Wyk,  Sherwin Scott, Richard Berger, Shelby Snider, Paul Snider Greg Nelson, Dave Jolin Jose Frescoso
GC.6.6.2000 90A	2000	(Awaiting information) FRANCE	Martine Pierre
GC6.6.2000.89A	2000	(Awaiting information) FRANCE	Laurence ACHARD
GC200087A	May 2000	In an active volcano named Leo  Réunion	Sidonie LENON and her son Leo
GC200088A	04/09/00	Zarzis, TUNISIE	Noémie DEMAL, Caroline MILLIOTTE, Aurélie GUTHMANN, Anne-Laure MERY
GC200086A	04/16/00	Near Cea, SPAIN	Monique SAUTERON, Michel TREGLOZE
GC200086A	04/10/00	Uyune, BOLIVIA	Gilles DELOUSTAL,Serge DELOUSTAL, Lawrence Lafittau, Caramba,  the cat.
GC7.14.99.83	09/2299	Peoria, Illinois USA	Terrence Young, Dwight Davidson
GC12.9.98.84A	01/07/99	Papua, NEW GUINEA	Sean McCollum, Charles Doersch
GC12.9.98.84B	01/19/99	Noosa National Park, AUSTRALIA	Tyler Alpern
GC.5.30.98.A.82	July 98	Old Saybrook, CT USA	Kirk Davidson, Robert Geroge
GC5..9.98.A.81	05/23/98	Venice, ITALY	Tyler Alpern*, Lynnie Coulter
GP80-2.25.98	Feb. 98	Private Collection in France awaiting installation.	Jean-Claude Dreyfus
GC-79-12.97B	02/21/98	Tiergarten Park at Sieges Saulle Tur Berlin GERMANY	James G. Dugger, Michael Dick
GC17-12-97	01/18/98	Hawk Bay, Mira Vista, NEW ZEALAND	Rich Lamm, Dr. Clark, Dr. Luft
GC68-7.30.97	Aug. 97	Volcon Chimborazo, Chimborazo Equateur, South America	Serge Guenneau, Karine Courroux, Stephanie Nicolas, Philippe Nicolas

GC5.26.97-3	Sept. 97	Machu Picchu, Peru, SOUTH AMERICA	Sharon Detrick, Kristen Detrick Winfield
GC69-8497	09/11/97	Bois De Boulogne, Paris   France	John Kidd, Olivier Galea,  Jean-Daniel Hoarau, Sidonie Linon, Dwight Davidson
GC67-23.7.97	08/20/97	Ubud Bali INDONESIE	Martine Demal,  Sami Demal
GC66-23.7.97	08/12/97	Xieng Khouang LAOS	Olivier Galea
GC-55-27-4	07/20/97	Jeddah SAOUDE ARABIA	Jean-Daniael Hoarau, Francois Granel, Michel Quint
GC-2-62297	July 1997	Piegon Valley Cappadocia Uchisar TURKEY	Anne Tregloze*, Berengere Quincy
GCI-06-1995-A	08/13/95	Square Felix-Desruelies Paris FRANCE	Dwight Davidson
GCI-07-1995-A	08/12/95	Square Rene-Viviani Paris FRANCE	Dwight Davidson
GCI-05-1995-A	07/18/95	Pont Neuf Bridge Paris FRANCE	Dwight Davidson
GCI-01-1995-A	07/14/95	Perros-Guirrec Pluomanach, Bretagne FRANCE	David Neveu, Serge Guenneau, Karine Autran, Alain David, Dwight Davidson
GCI-04-1995-A	07/14/95	Pledran, Bretagne FRANCE	David Neveu, Dwight Davidson
T-4	05/05/94	Caen, Normandy FRANCE	Dwight Davidson
T-3	05/03/94	Jardin Des Plantes Paris FRANCE	Dwight Davidson
T-1	04/28/94	Vallauris, FRANCE	Dwight Davidson
GCI04-7	05/13/91	Jardin Des Plantes Paris FRANCE	Mark Shullenberger, Dwight Davidson
GCI04-5	05/09/91	La Grande Arche La Defense Paris FRANCE	Dwight Davidson
GCI-04-4	05/08/91	La Vilette Paris FRANCE	Dwight Davidson
GCI-04-6	04/23/91	Tour Eiffel Paris FRANCE	Alex Janos Family, Dwight Davidson
GCI-04-3	04/23/91	Les Halles Paris FRANCE	Dwight Davidson
GCI-04-2	04/20/91	Palais Du Louvre, Paris FRANCE	Dwight Davidson
GCI-04-1	04/17/91	Jardin Du Luxembourg, Paris FRANCE	Dwight Davidson
GCIT-071889-2	09/02/89	Cow Heaven Marfa, Texas USA	Terry Dodd
GCP-1A	11/11/89	Palm Springs, California USA	Dwight Davidson
GCIT 07189-1	Sept. 89	Gayhead in Martha’s Vinyard Massachusetts USA	Rene Einspahr
GCIB	08/05/89	Jackson Hole, Wyoming USA	Dwight Davidson

GCUTB-0719-15	1989	Awaiting information	Rulon Hacking
GCYTB-071889-7	1989	Deer Flat Road   Kuna, Idaho	Bert Hiner
GC204881A	1989	Peter   intended to put the artifact in Vancouver, WA but died before doing so. I plan to plant it on his grave as a memorial to him.	Peter Davidson
GCIB	1989	San Sano, ITALY	Susan Elliot
GC053089	Aug. 89	Island of Sulawesi Torajo Region	Christina Cooper
GC052689-1	1990	Awaiting information	Jan Puget
GC52889-1	1990	Occidental, California USA	Gordon Barnett*
GC41889-2A	1990	Awaiting information	Dale Ralph
GC41889-1	May 89	Crete, GREECE	Dale Ralph
GC051189-1	1989	Lake Michigan Chicago, Illinios USA	Kirk Davidson
GC051189-2	07/22/89	Yellowstone Park, Wyoming USA	Clark Murray
GC06189-1	07/04/89	Rocky Mountains East Portal, Colorado USA	Carl Clark,  Dwight Davidson
GC052589-3	06/30/89	Loveland Pass Colorado USA	Dwight Davidson
GC051189-A	05/16/89	Near Elk Mountain Arlington, Wyoming USA	Dwight Davidson
GC052589-1	06/03/89	Tulsa, Oklahoma USA	Carl Clark
GC051189-3	05/14/89	Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah	Lou Harper, Dwight Davidson
GC051189-4	05/30/89	Island of Palms, Charleston, South Carolina USA	Sharon Detrick, Kristen Detrick Winfield
GCI-04588a	09/21/88	Metropolitan Museum of Art,   New York City, NY USA	Dwight Davidson
GC14888-A	04/21/88	Main Plaza Santa Fe, New Mexico USA	Dwight Davidson
GC1040988-A	04/13/87	Borobudur Temple Northwest of Jogyakarta Central Java, INDONESIA*	Bob and Ann Cooper Christina Cooper
GCI31588-A	04/11/87	City Park Gavea Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL	Margaret Slone Snyder, Carmin Dora Guimaraes
GC07887-A	07/15/87	La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, California USA	Jeff Shiffer,  Bob Awalt
GC32187	May 87	Grant Park Atlanta, Georgia USA	Dwight Davidson
GC32187-1	03/27/87	Carefree Highway , Arizona USA	Dwight Davidson
GC32187-2	03/26/87	Sedona, Arizona USA	Gordon Barnett*,  Dwight Davidson

GC113861	March 87	Russell Square London, ENGLAND	Duane Onodera
GC111486-1	02/20/87	Ye’Liu, TAIWAN	Jennifer Meyer, Eric Coleman
GC110686-1	Sept. 86	Meteor Crater, Arizona USA	Bill Widdison
GC110686-2	Sept. 86	Makahiku Falls Maui, Hawaii USA	David Wasserburger
GC102366-1	10/31/86	Hilton Head Island, South Carolina USA	Betty Nelson  Jim Nelson
GC71886-2	08/23/86	Amelia E. White Park  Santa Fe, New Mexico USA	Dwight Davidson
GC71886-4	08/14/86	Crater Lake, Colorado	Jim Smalley,  Dwight Davidson
GC7818071886-5	08/11/86	Glenwood Springs, Colorado USA	Jim Smalley, Terry Rollof,  Dwight Davidson
GC71886-1	08/11/86	Shore of Lake Erie Genevia-on-the-Lake, Ohio USA	Bill McQuade
GC7286-1	07/05/86	Davidson’s Farm Egin, Idaho USA	Kirk Davidson   Dwight Davidson
GC7186-1	08/12/86	Ischia Ponto Isola d’Ischia, ITALY	Janet Austin
BCG62186-1	06/22/86	Telluride, Colorado USA	Randy McMillian,  Dwight Davidson
GC61986-1	1986	San Jose, COSTA RICA	Sandra Nichols,  Ken Nichols
GC61686-1	06/19/86	Katariinan Laakso Turku, FINLAND	Paul Murray,   Liisa Lahteenmaki
GC6158-1	06/15/86	Mount Olympus, GREECE	Cynthia Holdeman
GC22864	05/25/86	Grand Lake, Colorado USA	S.M. Haszelbart,  Carl Hoehn,  Bill Mc Quade, Bill Widdison,  Randy Hertzel,  Dwight Davidson
GC2286-7	04/23/86	86 US Highway 93 near Boulder, Colorado USA	Janet Austin,  Dwight Davidson
GC1381	03/15/86	Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC	Sara Watterson
GC2286-1	03/13/86	Wetumpka, Alabama USA	Rachel Pattillo,  Nathan Pattillo, Kirk Davidson, Dwight Davidson
GC22862	03/09/86	Gulf Shores Destin, Florida USA	Ann Louise Pattillo, Dwight Davidson
GC22863	03/08/86	Audobon Park, New Orleans,  Louisana, USA	Kirk Davidson, Dwight Davidson
GC2286	03/14/86	Phoenix, Arizona USA	Lynne Watterson
No Number	02/26/86	Playa Del Carmen, MEXICO	Duane Onodera
No Number	04/07/86	Palmerston North, NEW ZEALAND	John Watterson
No Number	02/26/86	Pacific Ocean Acapulco, MEXICO	Lynne Watterson and Sara Watterson
No Number First Artifact	02/07/86	Pont Neuf Bridge, Paris, FRANCE	Bill Widdison and Mike Ketterman*

 

        Additional links of people and locations listed in the list above and marked with an (*)

                         
              Anne Trégloze
              Fortaleza Ozama, Dominican Republic
              Gordon Barnett
              David Gerstein
              Mike Ketterman
              Arlene Kunz
              Stremmel Gallery
              Tyler Alpern
              Borobudur Temple Northwest of Jogyakarta Central Java, INDONESIA
              Orient Land Trust
                  The Old Beech Trees of Crickley Hill

               Updated November, 2011          All images and text copyright Dwight Davidson 2011

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