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105 adult/pediatric medical bracelets patinized copper, wood, cable, 2006, 4 ft x 4 ft
This installation was designed to make the viewer aware of their own personalities and the traits of those around them. With the space only large enough for one viewer to fit inside comfortably, the viewer had a solitary place to view 105 personality traits etched on copper in sleeves of medical bracelets.
In conjunction with the work, a performative aspect was incorporated when eight individuals were given their own bracelet to wear during the exhibition that labeled them with a certain trait. This created an interest in materiality as the viewer was hoping they would get to pick a bracelet from the shelf. This is just one way that I am playing on the material quality of jewelry. Two participants ended up wearing their bracelets for over six months.
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installation, hand stamped and fold formed copper, table, table settings, muslin cloth, 2006, 8 ft x 6 ft
Without making a statement on the war itself, I have addressed all nationalities of people that have been killed in the Iraq war with the focus on the family. These unwarranted numbers of deaths do not begin to represent the number of families and friends that have been affected by death and injury. A flag identifies an individual with his or her nation. In the United States, a folded flag is given to the family of the fallen soldier. A symbol of remembrance and respect for those left behind, the folded flag may comfort some or be an insufficient replacement for others. Daily structure and routine are permanently altered when a loved one is injured or killed in war. Devoid of her son or daughter, would a mother ever be able to set the family table? Could a family recover without the guiding force from their father? Does a home ever heal without the laughter of a child? Hundreds of thousands are trying to answer those questions right now.
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2005
This work was created in wood and ceramics at Murray State University. |
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