From the artist herself, in her words:
“The installation consists of a figurative sculpture, (1/2 life-size), holding a dust broom, as one would a violin, and standing on one of many mounds in a dimly lit room. A projected video image creates an animated, elongated shadow emanating from the feet of the still figure; extending across the floor and bending up the wall. The sound that fills the spaces between the floating mounds speaks of longing. I am attempting to create a disjuncture between the large, distorted, active shadow and the still, smallish and bleached-out 3-dimensional sculptural component. I want the shadow to loom large- full of life, potential, desire and creativity- while the plaster sculpture is more representative of our limitations. My hope is that the piece will visually charge that physical and psychological distance between desire, and actual possibility.
My work seeks to comment on the human condition by combining found material with figurative elements. I embrace the laborious and process-oriented aspects of art making, finding them integral to the ultimate meaning of the piece. I also want to heighten the physical presence of the work to enhance the experience for the viewer. To that end, the sculptures rarely rest securely or passively on the ground; instead they hover, envelop, confront, float or involve repetitious mechanized movement or projected elements, reinforcing the unsettling, shifting emotions that are the focus of my work. My greatest concern is with animating bizarre and perplexing aspects of our human condition I want the work to recall moments in our lives that resound with humor and humility, while acknowledging the ineffable position we occupy in this world.”
