Those Were The Salad Days
Installation
Cement, blue hemp thread, tin cans, wood, inflatable letters, lightbox
2016
Installation
Cement, blue hemp thread, tin cans, wood, inflatable letters, lightbox
2016
This installation pulls the viewer through 3 disparate rooms, each containing objects with contrasting materials, yet all objects lead into each other. Inflated party balloon letters are left in a heap on a sun dappled floor beneath a sign urging the viewer to eat all they can in an hour. More of these letters are to be seen across a darker room containing 4 constructed blocks, stacked to form a larger object. This constructed object describes the exact shape of the final form nestled against the remaining balloon letters: A block of solid concrete with tin cans and lengths of cord running through. A child’s game. A child’s party. These were the salad days.