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Designer: Matt Harmon
"Executioner's Hood"
Materials: Reclaimed burlap, bamboo garden stakes, plastic bags, aluminum pop tabs, twill ribbon
"What does it mean? The name itself is confusing. The piece itself is a wonder. Some people might be disturbed that this naked figure is covered in a hood that resembles the hoods of assassins of Abraham Lincoln when they were being led out to be publicly hanged. There is a reason for that.
I feel as if society is putting their own hoods over their heads. Except, the difference is that instead of keeping the world from seeing them, they are keeping themselves from seeing the world as they lead themselves into an ecological demise. Wal-Mart is a big culprit of hiding what is behind the curtain, in their food and their products in general. The world is loaded with social injustice anbd the Western world, specifically the US, is putting on this hood and blinding itself to what is really there.
My piece is a social statement saying that if we don't open our eyes to what is really inside the packages of our food, or even in the peels of our fruit, and if we don't address the workers who have produced these products, we are leading ourselves to the gallows and tightening the rope around our own necks. I want that world to look deeper into their daily lives and see what they are doing to everybody, to everything.
I think a major problem in Western "culture" is that we don't have a personal code of ethics. we're selfish and its impossible for any of us to look through the hood and see reality. Reality in what we are doing to the delicate world we live off of. I feel like the piece quietly, and possibly even offensively, addresses this. the piece represents the offense that the people have towards the world and towards each other. Enough with the blinders."
For more on this show that is up until July 21st 2011 go here:
www.flickr.com/photos/urbanwoodswalker/sets/7215762685774...
www.southshorecva.com/trashtotreasure/
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My own thoughts:
I was very intrigued with this one. I had mixed feelings about it, until I read the artist's statement of intent...it made so much sense. I am trying to track down this artist in order to get a copy of the statement to post under these photos as it clears up a lot of confusion.
Basically I believe this is about corporate America destroying our environment.
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Two of my friends insisted on my photographic services in order to trash their wedding dress. I was happy to abligy them.
Owned by: aaa trash
Chassis: international
Body Maufacture: idk
Type of truck: roll off
additional notes:
location of photo: Alexandria va
Model: Katerina
Strobist setup: Lastolite Ezybox Hotshoe 60x60cm with SB-80DX camera left. SB-80DX with Honlphoto 1/4 grid camera right. Triggered with PW & optical sensor
Schweizer Urlaubsmüll im Chalet.
Der unbequeme Büstenhalter sollte das Chalet nicht wieder im Koffer nach Hause, sondern im Mülleimer verlassen. Letztlich lag der schöne BH nur kurz im Mülleimer bevor er wieder rausgefischt und vor dem Ende in einer Schweizer Müllverbrennungsanlage gerettet wurde.
Pull Tab and ribbon dress created by Artist Elizabeth Start. Approximately 10,000 pull tabs from post consumer aluminum drink cans were used.
For more on this show that is up until July 21st 2011 go here:
www.flickr.com/photos/urbanwoodswalker/sets/7215762685774...
Trash the Dress Wedding at Pattaya Beach, Thailand (Photo by Pollit Thitivarithinun, nonofoto.net)
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This is what the trash compactor at my apartment building looks like after the Thanksgiving holiday. For some reason, the other residents have problems getting it to work, so they leave their trash stacked up here. I've 'fixed' the compactor and cleared the area before, but I just couldn't bring myself to be the trashperson again. Shame on me.
from the alley, the double oval is v. similar to he traditional quilting pattern honeymoon or wedding ring. the looped rings were of course about the couple, i think two singularities combined into an intractable pattern, its kind of mystic