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| Sadness (front view), 2011, Plaster Bandage on Newspaper, 21 in x 18 in x 7 in |
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| Sadness (3/4 profile view), 2011, Plaster Bandage on Newspaper, 21 in x 18 in x 7 in |
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| Sadness (detail), 2011, Plaster Bandage on Newspaper, 21 in x 18 in x 7 in |
It is a sculpted symbol of the heart. The work is divided into three parts with the middle lowered. It represents heaviness of heart and sadness. After my mother's death all the grief councillors I went to asked me to describe my emotions. I couldn't put to words the vague, undefined feeling of weightiness. I still can't articulate it but I can sculpt it. I intentionally kept the form raw and ragged. The plaster bandage is a nod towards preservation and efforts to mend.
