Further documenting work from my current exhibition at Hut 13....Totem, which is about two metres high and one of the biggest pieces I have ever made. I'm not sure whether it's 'successful': it was an experiment and a bit of a stretch for me and I'm proud that I took it to completion. In my recent Design Files interview I mentioned my lifelong fascination with the concept of 'keeping up with the Joneses'. This piece is about the stuff that you would want the Joneses to see (hipster pot plant, Marimekko cup, OPI nail polish in Pantone's Shade of 2014, bunting, industrial vintage rusted letter, "Eames era" lamp) interspersed with some things that you might prefer that they really didn't (bloody handkerchief, IVF injecting pen, rotten banana, cake from a packet, the workings of your bowel, mouldy bread). I would love it if someone bravely bought this item for their designer home......
3 comments:
How I love this Sandra. It makes me smile wryly :)
It's the piece I lingered next to for a long time at your show. So much to look at, and such amazing juxtaposition! Love how the hipster plant pot is almost raining down on everything; and only you could feature an 'Eames era' lamp illuminating a slice of mouldy bread.
SASS YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO ME THAT YOU LIKE THIS PIECE!!!!
Or maybe you do now.
Thank you so much.
It's funny how you can think that something is OK, and quite like it.....then you don't hear from anyone else and you start to doubt yourself.... and then when you DO hear something nice it makes you want to continue in that direction..... Hmmm!
It's more than OK – it's like your artistic innards spilling out in one amazing piece. You should NEVER ever doubt yourself Sandra. YES – continue in that direction please! More big stuff!
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