Pick Up The Pieces
pick up the pieces abandoned, fragile, and shattered pick up the pieces fixed broken pick up the pieces decay illuminated pick up the pieces flaws treated pick up the pieces sedated perfection pick up the pieces benevolence scars pick up the pieces abandoned, fragile, and shattered Pick Up the Pieces, uses personal and found objects to communicate the cycle of mental illness that often leads to homelessness. The tea and coffee cups, which appear normal from afar, under closer inspection reveal lipstick and coffee ring stains, and glass from the sidewalks of Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood fired within. This work came from reflections on the broken beer bottles I would see while walking to my studio each day. During the daylight they appeared abandoned, fragile, and shattered; during the night, illuminated and glistening. These dualities called to mind the experiences of people struggling with acute mental illness. Why did I possess the desire to clean this? This work allows me to mindfully examine the self and what drives me as a caregiver. I do this work to understand life’s dualities: in order to fix something it must first be broken. This work connects with the Japanese and Zen […]
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