Untitled (Shelf Works) organises paired machines according to such qualities as size, profile, colour. Chosen for their particular gesture, sound and/or machine construction, Hlady stripped down each toy to its noisemaker and basic mechanical parts. Each toy has an in-line switch that viewers are invited to operate.
Exhibition History: 2005 The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery (Toronto, Canada); 2003 Zabriskie Gallery (New York, USA); 2002 Neutral Ground (Regina, Canada); 2002 L’Oeil De Poisson (Quebec City, Canada); 2002 Museo di San Domenico (Imola, Italy); 2001 The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery (Toronto, Canada); 1999 The Nunnery (London, England); 1998 Owens Art Gallery (Sackville, Canada); 1998 Cold City Gallery (Toronto, Canada); 1997 Galerie Christiane Chassay (Montreal, Canada)
Publications: Eden, Xandra, Barbara Fischer and Nancy Campbell. Marla Hlady. The Power Plant, 2001.
Margolian, Sandra. Four Views. Sackville: Owens Art Gallery, 1998.
Press: Anderson, Jack. “Hlady’s installation an intriguing and provocative show.” Regina Herald, 8 May, 2002.
Fones, Robert. “Toy Box Junkies.” C Magazine. Issue No. 59, Sept-Nov, 1998, pp. 27-32. Print.
Morgan, Chris. “Flywheel.” C Magazine, Spring, 2000, pp. 41.
Pasquini, Stefano. “Officina America.” NY ARTS International Edition, vol. 7, no 3, 2002, pp. 68-69.
Sommerman, Eileen. “Flywheel.” Canadian Art, Fall, 2000, pp. 84-88.
See also: Amusement Machines