Artist Statement

Tape’s essential purpose is in holding things together or repairing something that is broken. As an art material it becomes a metaphor for repairing discarded values, broken promises and a disposable culture mindless of humans existing within. In this sculptural work, tape performs as skin or bandage transforming cast off domestic items into abstracted figures.
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The Characters mimic human experience. They are shaped by the objects from which they are built; pill bottles, dishwasher parts, old lamps that both work and don’t work, much as we are shaped by our experiences. The unmodified color and familiarity of materials as well as the organic shapes of the sculptures are visual markers. Listing the materials within the sculpture provides the viewer further access to the narrative, similar to the work necessary in building human relationships.

Bio

Chason-Sokol is an artist living and working in Everett, MA. Her work has been exhibited in Massachusetts and nationally. She holds a BA from Brandeis University and an MFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design. She serves as Chair of the Everett Cultural Council and is the Founder/Director of Art Lab Everett.