The Tibetan Computer was featured in the exhibition/installation Field Station 4 at the Beach Museum of Art in 2019-2020.  Lindsay is interested in the juxtaposition of science and art/science fiction theater.  To that end, he uses salvage from scientific research, the military and other branches of technology to create “experiments” which explored ideas of time, space and communication.

The computer is from the 1960s to 1970s and has its original parts inside.  The Yak horns serve as antennae and reference Tibet, a location of interest to the artist.

The Tibetan Computer stands on repurposed cases from a salvage yard, which Lindsay originally purchased as “frames” for his carbon photographs, but later became an architectural aspect of his installations.   The cases were used to ship transmission replacement parts for Humvees to Iraq and Afghanistan – specifically to replace the damage from roadside bombs.

Virtual Tour of Field Station 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCZMQg-s8P4&feature=youtu.be

Field Station 4 exhibition brochure

 https://beach.k-state.edu/documents/20922_ARTS_BeachExhibitionBrochure_FieldStation_9_RB.pdf