1 2 3 G0! mixed media installation; foam, wood, found materials
1 2 3 G0! was created in 2019, where I took forms collected and experimented in my studio on a large scale, ultimately constructing a staged arrangement of a playful space. Through intuitively constructed formations of foam, sand, and wood, I became the child playing through the acts of making and installing. Through stacking, hanging, or wedging objects into crevices, I embraced the material potential of space. These forms were arranged in whimsical configurations, painted in primary colors reminiscent of crayola crayons, and yet this installation - so suggestive of “play” - was not meant for interaction. The notion that a playful space might not be meant for play seemed both odd and exciting to me. What is play without bodily experience, when it is limited to viewership?