installation, found objects and golden leaves
variable dimensions, 2011.
The installation conveys the method of reductio ad absurdum – a process of refutation on grounds that absurd – and patently untenable consequences would ensue from accepting the item at issue. A pair of plaster hands is juxtaposed with shredded gold, as if grabbing and dropping that precious and cherished material of ambiguous symbolism (both preciousness and greed). I wanted to reflect on our constant urge to sustain material values, as well as to question the process of the construction of values, their (in)constancy or (im)mutability, and suggest their reduction to absurdity.
