What do tree branches, horsehair, glass, light and tumbling mats bought on Craigslist have in common? Personally, they are all items that I’ve found next to my bed after nights of heavy drinking. Coincidentally they are also key elements of an installation called boo boo by New York artist Anne Hall, which opened at Capricious Space in Williamsburg on Friday night.

Drawing upon inspiration from months of adventures into the wilderness by Hall and her then partner, Capricious owner/editor/publisher Sophie Mörner, the installation is a somewhat perplexing collection of media. Aside from the tumbling mats, a piece called Snakes consists of lengths of stuffed fabric available in unlimited quantities at the bargain price of .50 cents per inch. Another, titled Wishbone, is an eponymously-shaped tree branch which has been adorned with horse hair.

Friday’s opening also served as a launch for Hall and Mörner’s book The Known World. Not to be confused with the Pulitzer Prize winning Edward P. Jones novel of the same name, the book is a collection of pictures and text which documents the shared experience of Hall and Mörner.

boo boo continues through December 13 at Capricious Space, 103 Broadway, Brooklyn. The Known World is available at Capricious Space.

Photo courtesy of Capricious.