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Notice-Forest

Notice-Forest (Jewellery & Chocolate). 2013. Photograph Courtesy of Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Notice-Forest (Tiffany). 2013. Photographs Courtesy of Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Notice-Forest (Godiva). 2013. Photograph Courtesy of Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Notice-Forest (Graff). 2013. Detail from set of 3 paper bags. Photograph Courtesy of Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Notice-Forest (Prada), 2011. Photo: Jeff Prehn.

From set Notice-Forest (Louis Vuitton). 2012. Photo: Yoshikazu Nema.

The use of commonplace materials is important for my practice to maintain an everyday association. These objects are understandable on both a micro and macro level. They connect locally and internationally, personally and publicly, and merge political and historical viewpoints. My intention is to remind viewers to slow down from their busy lives and maintain a consideration that little things in the world matter.

In my Notice-Forest series, a tree stands inside either paper bags or shopping bags. While it seems like the bag is holding the fragile tree inside, the bag actually combines with the tension of the tree to hold the bag up. It is a microcosm of the initial tree’s strength. The trees are “portraits,” with each referencing a specific, existing tree from a photograph. 

Year:
Examples from 2011-2013
Material:
paper bags, glue





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