Characters
What inclines tellers, hearers, and readers to accept fate or magic as causal? What is it about fairy tales and the human psyche that enables this unquestioning acquiescence in a realm of discourse that defies ordinary modes of understanding and common sense?
Spitz, Ellen Handler. “The Irresistible Psychology of Fairy Tales.” The New Republic, 13 Nov. 2021
Spitz, Ellen Handler. “The Irresistible Psychology of Fairy Tales.” The New Republic, 13 Nov. 2021
DOLL FACE, 2021, Three tin cans, pill bottles, upside down green basket, decorative tequila bottle, shaving cream canister, old white painting stool, household debris, duct tape, electrical tape, packing tape, 49 x 24 x 24 inches
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WHY NOT? 2021, Humidifier, transistor radio, cd holder, shopping bag, leftover ventilation for stove, old painting shirts, extension cords, glass and metal end table, household debris, duct tape, electrical tape, packing tape, 72 x 36 x 16 inches
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WHEN PIGS FLY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES, 2022
Old lamp, orange & green bubble wrap, plastic moving wrap, empty tape rolls, rocks, prescription pill bottles, toilet paper holder, broken bread machine, household debris, electrical debris, old jewelry, bakery bag, cardboard, empty tape rolls, electrical tape, masking tape, packing tape 90 x 39 x 50 inches |
TWO CHARACTERS TALKING, 2022
WHEN PIGS FLY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES, 2022 Old lamp, orange & green bubble wrap, plastic moving wrap, empty tape rolls, rocks, prescription pill bottles, toilet paper holder, broken bread machine, household debris, electrical debris, old jewelry, bakery bag, cardboard, empty tape rolls, electrical tape, masking tape, packing tape, 90 x 39 x 50 inches THIS IS WHAT I HAVE, 2021, Packing tape, electrical tape, blue plastic wrappers, water bottles, glass vase, end table of glass and metal, 67 x 37 x 25 inches, |
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REMEMBERING GERTRUDE AND DOROTHY, 2022
DOROTHY, 2021, Partially working pole lamp, discarded painting clothing, polystyrene packing materials, lighting gel, electrical debris, household debris, plastic moving wrap, book tape, gaffers tape, electrical tape, 65 x 16 x 16 inches GERTRUDE, 2021, Partially working pole lamp, discarded Painting clothing, bottom section of a rolling green storage container, decorative yarn, rocks, used Covid masks, metal debris, household debris, plastic moving wrap, book tape, gaffers tape, electrical tape, 72 x 35 x 35 inches |
BLACK AND WHITE, 2022, Bed risers, tv stand, tin cans, recycled character, polystyrene, plastic bubble wrap, discarded moving materials, upside down acrylic pedestal, wooden board, gaffers tape, masking tape, electrical tape, packing tape, 70 x 52 x 30 inches
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PLUMB PINK, 2021, Discarded plumbing supplies, melted plastic takeout containers, green rolling storage container, upside down clear wastebasket, wood debris, household debris, electrical tape, packing tape, 68 x 32 x 38 inches
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TARGET, 2022, Prescription pill bottles, vitamin bottles, small piece of pvc pipe, empty packing tape rolls, blue plastic wrappers, water bottles, glass vase, end table of glass and metal, electrical tape, masking tape, packing tape, 67 x 37 x 25 inches
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SCHNABEL SMASHED PLATES BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO WASH DISHES, 2020, Discarded dishwasher parts, packing tape, electrical tape, electrical debris, construction debris and cardboard, 60 x 36 x 60 inches,
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RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT, 2022, Old lamp, packing debris, recycled first daughter, green gel, bed riser, glass
vase, old necklace, tin takeout tray, old tea tins, melted plastic bottles,
household debris, packing tape, electrical tape, 80 x 31 x inches
vase, old necklace, tin takeout tray, old tea tins, melted plastic bottles,
household debris, packing tape, electrical tape, 80 x 31 x inches