Yin Peet, Sculpture, Outdoor Sculpture, Mixed Media Sculpture, Garden Sculpture

ABOUT THE GAME

The first day of THE GAME is July 10, 1957 (my birth date).
The last day of THE GAME is not yet determined (the day I die).

THE GAME explicates the Chinese Yin/Yang theory through a Western use of metaphor.

THE GAME continues to be played even when it's not installed; and whenever it is installed, during the installation, pawns and monarch will be moved on site in responding to the happening of my life. The last day of each exhibition, the positions of pawns and the monarch will be branded onto a small board. The life-size game board represents the present while the small branded boards reflect history.

THE GAME consists of:

A LIFE-SIZE GAME BOARD: A hybrid image of Chinese chess and western checker board
Size: 20' long x 12' wide x 6" high   Material: fiberglass

SMALL GAME BOARD (8 in 1991, increases to 11 by 1994): Each surface is branded with the symbols of the Monarch and pawns to show the particular days of which the game is played.
Size: 15" long x10" wide x 1" high   Material: Wood with branded images

ONE MONARCH: a self-portrait statue. Both sides are frontal views; one side in a business suit, the other in an evening gown. Wind is blowing hard towards the side wearing the suit.
Size: 18" diameter x 5'2" high life size   Material: Latex, fabric, Styrofoam

PAWNS: (number varies) Each pawn carries a symbol of one portion of my life.
Size: 18" diameter x 28" high   Material: Plaster (Stand), Mixed media (Symbol)

Text: The rules of the game.

THE RULES

The Game is a game for one person to play alone. The zone of Yin/Yang (the "river") divides the two sides of the chess board. The dark pawn is Yin. The light pawn is Yang. The monarch is Yin/Yang.

Definition

YIN YANG

moon sun

feminine masculine

shady bright

unknown spirit human

negative positive

heaven/hell earth

passive aggressive

soft hard

water land

subconscious conscious

night day

abstract concrete

concave convex

vagina penis

cathode anode

silent sound

objective subjective

conformity individuality

emotional rational

spiritual material

soul body

Rules:
1. The game starts with one monarch and at least one pawn.
2. The number of pawns may increase up to a maximum of 12.
3. The pawn may move one square at a time in any direction (horizontal/vertical/diagonal) in its own zone.
4. Once pawns step across the "River", it may only move one square at a time horizontally or vertically.
5. A pawn is captured (out of the game) if it is surrounded on 3 sides by opposite pawns.
6. The monarch is captured if she is surrounded on 4 sides by pawns of either side.
7. If the monarch is captured, the game is over.

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ABOUT THE GAME The first day of THE GAME is July 10, 1957 (my birth date). The last day of THE GAME is not yet determined (the day I die). THE GAME explicates the Chinese Yin/Yang theory through a Western use of metaphor. THE GAME continues to be played even when it's not installed; and whenever it is installed, during the installation, pawns and monarch will be moved on site in responding to the happening of my life. The last day of each exhibition, the positions of pawns and the monarch will be branded onto a small board. The life-size game board represents the present while the small branded boards reflect history. THE GAME consists of: A LIFE-SIZE GAME BOARD: A hybrid image of Chinese chess and western checker board Size: 20' long x 12' wide x 6" high Material: fiberglass SMALL GAME BOARD (8 in 1991, increases to 11 by 1994): Each surface is branded with the symbols of the Monarch and pawns to show the particular days of which the game is played. Size: 15" long x10" wide x 1" high Material: Wood with branded images ONE MONARCH: a self-portrait statue. Both sides are frontal views; one side in a business suit, the other in an evening gown. Wind is blowing hard towards the side wearing the suit. Size: 18" diameter x 5'2" high life size Material: Latex, fabric, Styrofoam PAWNS: (number varies) Each pawn carries a symbol of one portion of my life. Size: 18" diameter x 28" high Material: Plaster (Stand), Mixed media (Symbol) Text: The rules of the game. THE RULES The Game is a game for one person to play alone. The zone of Yin/Yang (the "river") divides the two sides of the chess board. The dark pawn is Yin. The light pawn is Yang. The monarch is Yin/Yang. Definition
	YIN	YANG
	moon	sun
	feminine	masculine
	shady	bright
	unknown spirit	human
	negative	positive
	heaven/hell	earth
	passive	aggressive
	soft	hard
	water	land
	subconscious	conscious
	night	day
	abstract	concrete
	concave	convex
	vagina	penis
	cathode	anode
	silent	sound
	objective	subjective
	conformity	individuality
	emotional	rational
	spiritual	material
	soul	body

Rules: 1. The game starts with one monarch and at least one pawn. 2. The number of pawns may increase up to a maximum of 12. 3. The pawn may move one square at a time in any direction (horizontal/vertical/diagonal) in its own zone. 4. Once pawns step across the "River", it may only move one square at a time horizontally or vertically. 5. A pawn is captured (out of the game) if it is surrounded on 3 sides by opposite pawns. 6. The monarch is captured if she is surrounded on 4 sides by pawns of either side. 7. If the monarch is captured, the game is over.