Door Step Water Line: Analogy of Two Worlds
Many are fascinated by the creatures which inhabit the under water world. It is an alien environment we both fear and marvel, and yet most people are transfixed by its potential, beauty and wonder. One does not have to have immense stores of knowledge to simply appreciate and observe an underwater environment. By interacting with this aquatic environment, we are able to submerse ourselves within their world that is not all that different from our own. Through the use of bent wood and other materials, Door Step Water Line: Analogy of Two Worlds reflects upon the poetic similarities between fish and people.
People often look at fish with a captivated expression of awe. Even though it is a foreign environment to us, we marvel at their elegance. Though there are many similarities and differences one can find between humans and fish, a connection exists at the basic level. Both humans and fish interact with our own kind through body language, and we understand and interact with one another at a subconscious state. We are partially aware of this interaction but it is there. When we see fish in their environment we can relate to them; a mirror to our humanity through our sense of fear, love, and fragility. Through the use of wood bending and the incorporation of found objects, these works translate visual and emotional experiences with analogies between the two worlds.
People often look at fish with a captivated expression of awe. Even though it is a foreign environment to us, we marvel at their elegance. Though there are many similarities and differences one can find between humans and fish, a connection exists at the basic level. Both humans and fish interact with our own kind through body language, and we understand and interact with one another at a subconscious state. We are partially aware of this interaction but it is there. When we see fish in their environment we can relate to them; a mirror to our humanity through our sense of fear, love, and fragility. Through the use of wood bending and the incorporation of found objects, these works translate visual and emotional experiences with analogies between the two worlds.