The Glass Box Economy

Artist Statement:

In this piece, I wanted to explore the paradox of spectacle and labor the way systems of consumption are both hidden and glorified. The suited man represents corporate detachment, standing in awe of a window display that mimics struggle without acknowledging it. The sculptural figure, forever laboring, becomes an object of display, divorced from personhood. Meanwhile, the mannequins remind us that both observer and observed are products of the same system some active, some discarded. Is this a celebration or a warning? That discomfort is the point.

 

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