Garage, Takoma Park, DC

Marie Ringwald constructs architectural reliefs that isolate the formal geometries of everyday, utilitarian structures. Fabricated from standard building supplies, this wall-mounted sculpture features raw, horizontal wooden siding and a pitched roof. Ringwald punctuates the pale wood with green double doors and dark wire mesh windows, paring the building down to its essential structural logic. Translating vernacular architecture into precise, tactile objects, she aligns a minimalist aesthetic with rural Americana, isolating the practical spirit of the built environments she observes.