ives" that have hindered and nagged us for long periods of time. The staples removed were old, rusted, crooked, sharp, and darkened symbolic to bitter thoughts we won't let go or actions that are hurtful. During the process of pulling out the staples, I couldn't help but think about the cross, rugged and splintered just like the utility pole was. After the staples had been pulled out, tiny holes remained in the wood like little scars. Those staples served the purpose of only to attach thousands of flyers to that utility pole. And after the flyers were ripped away, the staples were considered dismissable and rejected forever embedded in the wood. Now in a gallery room setting in a sculptural form the thousands of staples can be "realized" and valued to a higher degree. After the removal of staples the process of healing begins.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Healing
Today I went to the Yale Art Gallery and took some pictures of the two pieces that I installed yesterday. The staple piece (below) is in a cylindrical form packed solid with all the staples and pieces of metal removed from one utility pole. I think the title Healing is a very appropriate name to call it. The act of removing staples is in a way like "plucking staples out of our l
ives" that have hindered and nagged us for long periods of time. The staples removed were old, rusted, crooked, sharp, and darkened symbolic to bitter thoughts we won't let go or actions that are hurtful. During the process of pulling out the staples, I couldn't help but think about the cross, rugged and splintered just like the utility pole was. After the staples had been pulled out, tiny holes remained in the wood like little scars. Those staples served the purpose of only to attach thousands of flyers to that utility pole. And after the flyers were ripped away, the staples were considered dismissable and rejected forever embedded in the wood. Now in a gallery room setting in a sculptural form the thousands of staples can be "realized" and valued to a higher degree. After the removal of staples the process of healing begins.
ives" that have hindered and nagged us for long periods of time. The staples removed were old, rusted, crooked, sharp, and darkened symbolic to bitter thoughts we won't let go or actions that are hurtful. During the process of pulling out the staples, I couldn't help but think about the cross, rugged and splintered just like the utility pole was. After the staples had been pulled out, tiny holes remained in the wood like little scars. Those staples served the purpose of only to attach thousands of flyers to that utility pole. And after the flyers were ripped away, the staples were considered dismissable and rejected forever embedded in the wood. Now in a gallery room setting in a sculptural form the thousands of staples can be "realized" and valued to a higher degree. After the removal of staples the process of healing begins.
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