Another chair piece.
I wanted to do a piece about raids, deportation, about the systematic gathering together of certain people to get rid of them. My focus was on the horror of displacement, to imagine the experiences people make when they are being pulled out of their communities, their homes, their lives, and being sent somewhere unknown and dark.
Yes, the bundle of chairs looks so happy and fun, at the same time - someone or something is holding them up like puppets on strings. Or it's a hanging.
I started working on this piece three days ago, thinking this would be a fairly easy undertaking. Initially I wanted to call it "Raid."
I gathered and cut out all the chairs that I wanted to represent the different people, and made a background. Without pasting them on, I assembled the chairs in a way that they would stand crammed together, with a few personal items scattered around.
But it didn't look right at all, because it didn't appear that people had been forcefully pulled out. It looked more like the aftermath of a family reunion.
So, no. Redo.
"Roundup"
Mixed media: acrylics, storybook clippings, sewing thread,
on cradled wood panel, 11" x 14"
Very interesting, unique piece and story.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your feedback, Sandy! I appreciate it very much.
DeleteLove the idea, and the piece itself. Just watched Sarah's key, and it deals with the round up of Jews during WW2. Horrific. Interesting how you can take a subject like this, and yet create something sort of fun, and lighthearted. Well, until you start reading. :) Bravo!!
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