"Using materials selected according to his knowledge of astronomy, mineralogy, and mythology, [Chin] has created a resonant ensemble of objects corresponding to the nine planets."
--Ned Rifkin, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution. 1989.

Mercury: Principle of Polarity—The Orbital Rebus
90'' in diameter
pine wood, steel, brass, magnets, and lead

Pluto: Projection and Permutation
36''x35''x29''
anthracite coal, bitumen, arsenical copper, porcelain, tea, ink, alchemical gold

Slides courtesy of Frumkin/Adams Gallery